Peter Quinney

Peter Quinney
Free agent
Date of birth (1986-06-01) June 1, 1986
Place of birth Belleville, Ontario
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) FB
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg)
College Wilfrid Laurier
CFL draft 2009 / Round: 5 / Pick: 35
Drafted by Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career history
As player
2009 Winnipeg Blue Bombers*
2010 Toronto Argonauts
*Offseason and/or practice roster member only
Career stats

Peter Quinney (born June 1, 1986 in Belleville, Ontario) is a professional Canadian football fullback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the fifth round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks.

On January 1, 2010, Peter was signed by the Toronto Argonauts. He was released by the Argonauts on September 16, 2010, but was re-signed by the Argonauts on November 2, 2010. On April 21, 2011, Quinney was released by the Argonauts.

Peter successfully completed teachers college at Wilfrid Laurier's Faculty of Education in the Junior/Intermediate stream. He is currently employed as a full-time teacher.

Early years

While at Laurier, he also played Slotback and Tight End. At the 2009 CFL E-Camp Quinney tied for first with 23 reps on the bench press. He played his high school football at Centennial Secondary School in Belleville, and also excelled in rugby and wrestling, winning multiple MVPs for all three sports.

While with the Kingston Grenadiers, Peter excelled and was the recipient of the very prestigious coaches award in 2003.

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