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Brian Wiggins
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Brian Wiggins is a former award-winning wide receiver in the Canadian Football League.
Key Information
Wiggins played his college football at Texas Southern University. Not drafted and a free agent, he signed with the New England Patriots in 1991 but was released before the regular season. He played for the New Orleans Night of the Arena Football League in 1992 where he caught 72 passes for 805 yards.[1]
He joined the CFL's Calgary Stampeders in 1993, and his 47 catches for 881 yards won the Jackie Parker Trophy for best rookie in the Western Conference. In 1994, he had 64 catches for 859 yards and became a free agent after the season, leaving the CFL. During 1995 and 1996 he was on the Carolina Panthers practice squad.[2] In 1998, he returned with Edmonton and caught 31 passes for 443 yards.[3] His 16 receptions in one game, at Saskatchewan, October 23, 1993, is still a CFL record.[4]
In 2000, he was named head coach for the San Antonio Matadors of the Spring Football League. Presently he is the President and Coach of the Houston Energy, a team in the Women's Football Alliance.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ [1] ArenaFan records: Brian Wiggins
- ^ Panthers Get Some Hitting In, by Steve Wiseman & Richard Coco, Spartanburg Herald-Journal, July 30, 1997
- ^ [2] CFLAPEDIA entry: Brian Wiggins
- ^ "Archived Document". Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2014. CFL records - receiving
- ^ "Archived Document". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2011. Houston Energy - Brian Wiggins
Brian Wiggins
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Brian Wiggins (born June 14, 1968) is an American former professional football player known for his career as a wide receiver in the Canadian Football League, where he achieved notable success as a rookie with the Calgary Stampeders. [1] [2] Born in New Rochelle, New York, and raised in San Antonio, Texas, he played college football at Texas Southern University, earning all-conference and all-academic honors while studying clinical psychology. [3] [1]
After going undrafted, Wiggins signed as a free agent with the New England Patriots in 1991 but was released before the season. [3] He then played in the Arena Football League with the New Orleans Night in 1992, recording 72 receptions for 805 yards and setting a league mark for receiving yards in a single game. [3] [2] In 1993, he joined the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL, where he led Western Conference rookies and set a league single-game record with 16 receptions; he continued with the team in 1994 before later playing for the Edmonton Eskimos in 1998. [3] [1] [2] Across his CFL tenure, he amassed 142 receptions for 2,183 yards and 10 touchdowns. [2]
Wiggins also spent time in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers, primarily on the practice squad during the mid-1990s. [3] Following his playing career, he transitioned to coaching, leading the San Antonio Matadors of the Spring Football League to an undefeated season as head coach and general manager in 2000. [3] Since 2006, he has served as head coach and owner of the Houston Energy in the Women's Football Alliance, guiding the team to eight division titles, four conference titles, and one national championship. [3]