Mike Pringle is back
Published on June 21, 2005 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
Montreal Alouettes News Release
Montreal, June 21, 2005 - Mike Pringle, the best running back in CFL history, has signed a contract and will officially end his career in a Montreal Alouettes' uniform. The organization will honour him tomorrow evening before the Alouettes' regular season opening game at Percival-Molson at 7:30 p.m.
Mike Pringle started his CFL career in 1992. That season, he played only three games with the Edmonton Eskimos before signing with the Sacramento Gold Miners with whom he played 18 games in 1993. He then joined the Baltimore Stallions in 1994 and won the Grey Cup with them in 1995. He then followed the team when it moved to Montreal in 1996 and that same season, attended training camp with the NFL's Denver Broncos before he came back to the Alouettes for the second half of the season. The highlight of his career came in 1998 in Montreal when he became the first player in league history to rush for over 2000 yards in a single season (2,065). After six seasons and a Grey Cup with the Alouettes, Pringle continued his career with the Edmonton Eskimos where he won another Grey Cup in 2003. In 2004, he became the most prolific running back in CFL history and finished with a total of 16,424 rushing yards.
Mike and his wife Makenya have two children, Isaiah et Jordan. Mike is 37.
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