Chris Best

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Chris Best
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Best with the Saskatchewan Roughriders
Born: (1983-04-03) April 3, 1983 (age 37)
Calgary, Alberta
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) G
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight301 lb (137 kg)
University Waterloo
CFL draft 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4
Drafted by Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career history
As player
20052016 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career stats
  • Playing stats at CFL.ca (archive)

Chris Best (born April 3, 1983) is a former Canadian football guard who played 10 seasons for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He played CIS Football at Waterloo, as well as playing four seasons in the United States at Duke University. He graduated from Duke University in 2005 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and is currently finishing his master's degree from the University of Waterloo.[ citation needed ]

He won the 101st Grey Cup with the Roughriders in 2013.[ citation needed ]


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