Tiger-Cats Select Calgary DL Linden Gaydosh with 1st Overall Pick
Published on May 6, 2013 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats News Release
HAMILTON - With the first pick in the 2013 CFL Draft, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats selected defensive lineman Linden Gaydosh from the University of Calgary.
Over the last four years with the Dinos, Gaydosh has recorded 90.5 tackles, seven quarterback sacks and 14 tackles for a loss while starting all but one game on the defensive line. In 2012, the 6-3, 314-pound native of Peace River, Alberta earned his second straight Canada West All-Star nod and a CIS second-team All-Canadian honour.
While helping the Dinos capture four consecutive Canada West championships, Gaydosh was awarded the Peter Gorman Trophy as the top rookie in Canadian university football in 2009 and the defensive MVP of the 2010 Hardy Cup.
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