Neil Lumsden

Neil Lumsden
Lumsden in 2024
Minister of Sport
Assumed office
June 24, 2022
PremierDoug Ford
Preceded byLisa MacLeod
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Hamilton East—Stoney Creek
Assumed office
June 2, 2022
Preceded byPaul Miller
Personal details
BornNeil James Lumsden
(1952-12-19) December 19, 1952
PartyProgressive Conservative
EducationCrescent School (Toronto)
Football career
No. 32
PositionsFullback  Running back
Career information
UniversityOttawa Gee-Gees
CFL draft1976
Career history
Playing
19761978Toronto Argonauts
19781979Hamilton Tiger-Cats
19801985Edmonton Eskimos
Operations
1996–1999Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Awards and highlights
As player
As GM
  • Grey Cup champion (1999)
  • 410 points CIS career, record
  • 148 points in a CIS season (1975)

Neil James Lumsden ECO MPP (born December 19, 1952) is a Canadian politician and retired professional football player. Lumsden was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election. He serves as Minister of Sport.

Lumsden played his entire professional career in the Canadian Football League (CFL), mostly as a fullback and also as a running back for the Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Edmonton Eskimos from 1976 to 1985.