Winston October
![]() October with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2019 | |
Richmond Spiders | |
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Position: | Offensive coordinator & wide receivers coach |
Personal information | |
Born: | (1976-07-12) July 12, 1976 (age 48) Guyana |
Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight: | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | Richmond |
Undrafted: | 1999 |
Career history | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
Winston October (born July 12, 1976) a Guyanese college football coach and former defensive back. He the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at his alma mater, the University of Richmond. He was previously wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a former Canadian football defensive back who played six seasons in the CFL with the Montreal Alouettes and Eskimos. He played college football at the University of Richmond and attended Gar-Field Senior High School in Woodbridge, Virginia.[1] He was also a member of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League.
College career
October was a four-time All-Atlantic 10 defensive back selection while playing for the Richmond Spiders. He also served as team captain during the Spiders' Atlantic 10 championship season in 1998 and was named All-America by The Sports Network.[2] He finished his career ranked first on the conference's all-time punt return yardage list.[3]
Professional career
Montreal Alouettes
October signed with the Montreal Alouettes in 1999. He was used mainly as a kick returner, also seeing time at defensive back. He returned two punts for touchdowns and a missed field 111 yards for a touchdown during the 2000 CFL season. He became a free agent after the 2000 season.[4]
Washington Redskins
October spent the 2001 offseason with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League after signing with the team in April 2001.[5]
Edmonton Eskimos
October was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos in September 2001 and played for the team through the 2004 CFL season. He returned four punts for touchdowns during his time with the Eskimos. He also had 1,018 kickoff return yards in 2003 and 1,073 in 2004. October saw time as a wide receiver, recording 19 receptions for 196 yards in 2003.[4]
Coaching career
In 2007, October joined the VMI Keydets coaching staff as an assistant coach, spending his first two season coaching the secondary. He became the wide receivers coach in 2009, a position he held for five years.[2][3]
In March 2014, October became the William & Mary Tribe's wide receivers coach.[3] Winston remained with William & Mary through the 2017 season.
In 2018, October joined the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL. The following offseason offensive coordinator Jaime Elizondo left the team which expanded Winston's role for the 2019 season to include the responsibility of play calling.[6]
On January 15, 2020, it was announced that October had joined the Edmonton Elks as the team's receivers coach and passing game coordinator.[7]
In January 2022, October joined the staff at his alma mater, Richmond, as the wide receivers coach.[8] In 2023, he was promoted to co-offensive coordinator.
References
- ^ "Winston October joins Tribe's football staff". insidenova.com. March 21, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ a b "Winston October". vmikeydets.com. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Winston October". tribeathletics.com. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ a b "Winston October". cflapedia.com. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ "Derrick Fletcher". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ "Report: Campbell says receivers coach Winston October to call plays". CFL.ca. April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ "Eskimos announce 2020 coaching staff". CFL.ca. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ Samuels, Doug (January 22, 2022). "The Scoop - Saturday January 22, 2022". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
External links
- Richmond profile
- Edmonton Eskimos coaching bio Archived 2020-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Just Sports Stats
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