Neil Lumsden
Neil Lumsden | |
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Lumsden in 2024 | |
| Minister of Sport | |
| Assumed office June 24, 2022 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | Lisa MacLeod |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Hamilton East—Stoney Creek | |
| Assumed office June 2, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Neil James Lumsden December 19, 1952 London, Ontario, Canada |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Education | Crescent School (Toronto) |
| Football career | |
| No. 32 | |
| Positions | Fullback • Running back |
| Career information | |
| University | Ottawa Gee-Gees |
| CFL draft | 1976 |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1976–1978 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1978–1979 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 1980–1985 | Edmonton Eskimos |
Operations | |
| 1996–1999 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 2014) | |
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.