Narcisse To Enter CFL Hall Of Fame
Published on February 2, 2010 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
Saskatchewan Roughriders News Release
The Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club is pleased to announce that Don Narcisse will be inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame & Museum. Entering the hall with Narcisse are former CFL greats Bob Cameron, Tracy Ham and Elfrid Payton. Joe Pistilli will be inducted in the builder category and rounds out the class of 2010.
Narcisse joined the Roughriders in 1987 and spent his entire 13-year CFL career with the Green and White. Narcisse still ranks first on the Riders all-time receptions list with 919 and is second on the list with 13,198 receiving yards and 75 touchdowns. 1989 was his breakout year, leading the Roughriders in all receiving categories with 81 receptions for 1,419 yards and 11 touchdowns, including one touchdown during the 1989 Grey Cup game. In 1995, Narcisse led the league in receptions, as well as setting the record for most consecutive games with at least one reception with 144 games.
Narcisse was a consistent fan favorite in Saskatchewan being voted the Most Popular Roughrider three times during his career. He was a Western all-star four times - 1989, 1990, 1993, and 1998, and an All-Canadian all-star four times - 1989, 1990, 1995, and 1998. He was a Northern Division All-Star once in 1995.
At the time of his retirement, Narcisse held the record for most consecutive seasons with a pass reception in every game with 11 seasons, as well as most consecutive games with at least one reception with 216 games. He had a total of seven seasons with over 1,000 pass receiving yards, six of them consecutive. He was inducted to the Saskatchewan Roughriders' Plaza of Honour in 2003.
Canadian Football League Stories from February 2, 2010
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- Ham, Payton To The Hall Of Fame - Montreal Alouettes
- Narcisse To Enter CFL Hall Of Fame - Saskatchewan Roughriders
- Cameron, Payton, Narcisse, Ham, And Pistilli, Induction Class Of 2010 - Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- Cameron, Ham, Narcisse, Payton, And Pistilli, Induction Class Of 2010 - CFL
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