Anthony Calvillo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Anthony Calvillo
Occupation	Football Quarterback
Date Of Birth	Aug 23, 1972(1972-08-23)
Age	52
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Leo

Anthony Calvillo Biography

Anthony Calvillo is one of the most popular and richest Football Quarterback who was born on August 23, 1972 in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Calvillo spent two seasons at Mt. San Antonio College before transferring to Utah State University in 1992. After a solid junior year as starting quarterback, he had a terrific senior season in 1993. He set a school record with 3,260 yards of total offense in the regular season, and he also set a school record with 5 touchdown passes in a single game (he did it twice). With Calvillo leading the offense, USU won the Big West Conference championship for the first time since 1979. The Aggies finished the year with a 42-33 win over Ball State in the Las Vegas Bowl; Calvillo passed for 386 yards and 3 touchdowns to win MVP honors. It was Utah State’s first-ever bowl victory. Calvillo wore number 13 and played under former NFL Seattle Seahawks quarterback, Jim Zorn. It wasn’t until his last year of university, when he began to believe that he could be a professional football player, even though he was not invited to attend the NFL evaluation day at his University.

After not being drafted by an NFL team, Calvillo started his Canadian Football League career in 1994 with the US expansion Las Vegas Posse.. Calvillo beat out 13 other Quarterbacks who were trying to make the team. Again, he wore # 13.

Anthony Calvillo Net Worth

Anthony Calvillo is one of the richest Football Quarterback from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Anthony Calvillo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Anthony Calvillo (born August 23, 1972) is the assistant head coach for the Montreal Carabins football team in U Sports and is a former Canadian Football League (CFL) quarterback. He is professional football’s all-time passing yards leader, and first in all-time CFL passing yards. In his career, he passed for 79,816 yards and is one of seven professional quarterbacks to have completed over 400 touchdown passes (the others being Brett Favre, Warren Moon, Peyton Manning, Dan Marino, Tom Brady, and Drew Brees). Calvillo won three Grey Cup championships in 2002, 2009, and 2010, and named Grey Cup Most Valuable Player in 2002. He also won the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player Award three times, in 2003, 2008, and 2009, which ties him for second all-time behind Doug Flutie. Calvillo announced his retirement on January 21, 2014. Calvillo was an assistant coach for the Alouettes from 2015 to 2017 and with the Toronto Argonauts in 2018.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Anthony Calvillo height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Ma weight 200 lb (91 kg) & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Anthony Calvillo Dating?

According to our records, Anthony Calvillo married to Alexia Kontolemos. As of December 1, 2023, Anthony Calvillo’s is not dating anyone.

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In a post-game interview, he revealed that he would be undergoing off-season surgery to remove a lesion on his thyroid that was discovered after he injured his sternum during the season. On December 21, 2010, it was reported that Calvillo had successful thyroidectomy surgery to remove a cancerous lesion.

Facts & Trivia

Ma Ranked on the list of most popular Football Quarterback. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Anthony Calvillo celebrates birthday on August 23 of every year.

On July 15, 2011, in a game against the Toronto Argonauts, Calvillo completed his CFL record 395th career touchdown pass to Éric Deslauriers. On August 4 of that same season, and again against the Argonauts, Calvillo completed his 5159th pass completion to Brandon London to move past Damon Allen to become the leader in that category as well. Then, on October 10, 2011, Calvillo completed a touchdown pass to Jamel Richardson to become professional football’s all-time leading passer, in the Alouettes’ third and final game against the Toronto Argonauts that year. In 2012, Calvillo became the only player in football history to pass 5,000 yards seven times in his career. He reached 4,000 yards passing eleven times in his career (a CFL record), only Peyton Manning of the NFL has reached the 4,000 mark more times in his career with fourteen 4,000 yard seasons. He also set another CFL record having 8 consecutive 300+ passing yards games in a single season, breaking the record he shared with Doug Flutie.

Top Facts about Anthony Calvillo

1. Anthony Calvillo is a retired Canadian-American football quarterback.
2. He played 20 seasons in the CFL, mostly for the Montreal Alouettes.
3. Calvillo won three Grey Cup championships and was named CFL Most Outstanding Player three times.
4. He holds numerous CFL records, including most career passing yards (79,816).
5. Calvillo was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2017.
6. After retiring from playing, he became a coach and instructor for various teams.
7. Calvillo has also been involved in charitable work, including supporting cancer research.
8. He was born on August 23, 1972 in Los Angeles, California.
9. Calvillo is of Mexican-American descent and speaks fluent Spanish.
10. In college, he played for Utah State University before joining the CFL

What is Anthony Calvillo doing now?

The 49-year-old rewrote the CFL record book as the Als quarterback during his 16-year career in Montreal.

Is Anthony Calvillo a Canadian citizen?

CFL all-time passing leader Anthony Calvillo becomes a Canadian citizen.

When did Anthony Calvillo retire?

On January 21, 2014 , Calvillo announced his retirement from professional football. Before his retirement, he was offered the offensive coordinator position with the Alouettes but declined. On October 13, 2014, Calvillo’s jersey number, #13, was retired in a halftime ceremony at McGill Stadium.

How old is Anthony Calvillo?

49 years (August 23, 1972)

Who makes the most money in the CFL?

1) Zach Collaros , Winnipeg Blue Bombers (A) The 33-year-old has become the league’s highest-paid player after leading the Bombers to back-to-back Grey Cup wins and earning the CFL’s MOP award in 2021. He’s scheduled to earn $550,000 throughout the upcoming season.