Paul McCallum

Quick Facts

Full Name	Paul McCallum
Occupation	American Football Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 7, 1970(1970-01-07)
Age	54
Birthplace	Vancouver
Country	Canada
Birth City	Vancouver
Horoscope	Aquarius

Paul McCallum Biography

Paul McCallum is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on January 7, 1970 in Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada. Paul McCallum (born January 7, 1970) is a retired Canadian football punter and placekicker. McCallum had been a member of four different CFL franchises, one XFL team, an NFL Europa team, and a Scottish third division club. At the time of his retirement, McCallum was the oldest active player in the CFL, having played in 23 seasons over the course of his career.

McCallum was the Las Vegas Outlaws’ kicker during the XFL’s only season in 2001, scoring the first ever points in XFL history with a 25-yard field goal against the New York/New Jersey Hitmen.

He tied the record for most field goals in a Grey Cup when he kicked six in six attempts in the 94th Grey Cup on November 19, 2006. He was awarded the Dick Suderman Trophy as the Grey Cup’s most valuable Canadian for his efforts.

On February 23, 2006, he signed a two-year contract with the BC Lions after declining to take a 30% pay-cut from the Roughriders.

After the XFL folded after its inaugural season McCallum returned to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. McCallum set a CFL record for the longest field goal kicked in the CFL when he booted a wind-aided 62-yard field goal against the Edmonton Eskimos on October 27, 2001 in a 12-3 victory at Taylor Field.

Paul McCallum Net Worth

Paul McCallum is one of the richest American Football Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paul McCallum 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1993, after playing soccer in Scotland he returned to Canada and signed as a free agent with the CFL’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats. After being released, he had numerous short stints with the Ottawa Rough Riders, BC Lions and Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1993 through 1995.

McCallum returned to Canada to play with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1996, and would play for the club through 2000.

In the 2004 CFL playoffs, McCallum missed a crucial 18-yard field goal in an overtime game against the BC Lions. The Roughriders went on to lose the game, and outraged fans vandalized McCallum’s northwest Regina home with eggs, dumped manure on his neighbour’s property, and uttered death threats to his family. The incident made national news, and the football club and Regina’s mayor Pat Fiacco both denounced the vandalism as an “isolated incident” of “hooliganism”. On the comedy show This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Shaun Majumder (playing a Roughriders GM) apologized for calling McCallum “a bum who could be out-kicked by a goat missing a leg”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Paul McCallum height 5 ft 11 in Paul weight 185  lbs & body measurements will update soon.

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In February 2014 McCallum signed a contract extension with the BC Lions. In 2014 he had his best field goal kicking season since 2011, converting 38 of 42 attempts (90.5%). His 90.5% success rate was not only league leading, but also only his second time in his career of with a conversion percentage in the 90’s. His role as a punter was heavily diminished in 2014, as he only performed 12 punts for the Lions in the season. On March 23, 2015, the Lions announced that McCallum would be returning for his 23rd season in the CFL. On June 6, 2015, McCallum, age 45, was released by the Lions after refusing to retire.

Facts & Trivia

Paul Ranked on the list of most popular American Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Paul McCallum celebrates birthday on January 7 of every year.