University of Toronto Varsity Blues football players Paul de pass and Kevin Bradfield were honoured as first team all-Canadians at the Sun Life Financial All-Canadian Banquet, presented by Mallette, Thursday evening in Quebec City.
de Pass ended his five-year career with a bang. The Ajax, Ont., native ranked second among OUA receivers and third in the CIS with 53 catches for 970 yards and six majors, which also broke U of T's single season receiving yards record (Francis Ettienne, 1995, 860 yards).
In his final game in the Blue and White, de Pass topped  two-time CIS all-Canadian Mark Magee's career receiving yards team record, ending his career with 2,490 yards, topping Magee's 2,385 record set between 1977-81. He also connected with QB Simon Nassar for a 103-yard strike to set the longest pass completion record at U of T.
Bradfield (Toronto) also etched his named into U of T's record book, passing Glenn McCausland's (1990-94) career punt return yardage record of 1,135 yards. The Toronto native also set new U of T records for the most punt returns (59) and punt return yardage (734) in a season, surpassing Roger Lippert's 1983 records of 49 returns for 539 yards. He led all players in the CIS in punt return yardage this season.
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2013 CIS FOOTBALL ALL-CANADIANS
FIRST TEAM
Pos.    Athlete                       University      Year   Hometown                 Program          Â
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QB   Jordan Heather         Bishop's     5     Oromocto, N.B.          History
RB   Mercer Timmis          Calgary      2     Burlington, Ont.          Business
RB   Anthony Coombs        Manitoba    3     Winnipeg, Man.          Science
IR    Alexander Fox           Bishop's    4     Montreal, Que.            Sports Studies
IR    Brian Marshall          Western     4     London, Ont.         Social Sciences
WR   George Johnson        Western     2     London, Ont.         King's College
WR   Paul de Pass           Toronto     5     Ajax, Ont.            Arts & Science
C     Pierre Lavertu           Laval       4     Quebec City, Que.      Business Admin.
T     Karl Lavoie              Laval       3     Quebec City, Que.      Open Studies
T     Laurent Duvernay-Tardif McGill      4     St. Hubert, Que.          Medicine
G     Jas Dhillon              UBC       3     Surrey, B.C.          Arts
G     Charles Vaillancourt      Laval       2     Coaticook, Que.          Business Admin.
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DT      Ettore Lattanzio      Ottawa         3         Nepean, Ont.          Classics & Ethics
DT      Donovan Dale       UBC           2         Saskatoon, Sask.         Kinesiology
DE      Derek Wiggan       Queen's       4         Toronto, Ont.           History
DE      Jesse St. James    Acadia         3         Pincourt, Que.         Business Admin.
LB      Pawel Kruba        Western       5         Windsor, Ont.          Social Sciences
LB      Doctor Cassama    Calgary        3         Kristianstad, Sweden   Arts    Â
LB      Beau Landry        Western       4         Kitchener, Ont.         King's College
FS       Kwame Adjei       Mount Allison   3         Brampton, Ont.         Social Sciences
HB      Brett Backman      Acadia        4         Tantallon, N.S.         Arts
HB      Cyril Iwanegbe      Calgary       2         Brooks, Alta.           Arts
CB      Andrew Lue         Queen's          4         Markham, Ont.          Environmental Studies
CB      Maximilien Ducap   Laval         5         L'Islet, Que.            Education
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P         Quinn van Gylswyk    UBC         1         Victoria, B.C.          Arts
K        Johnny Mark         Calgary           3         Peterborough, Ont.      Science
RET    Kevin Bradfield          Toronto           3         Toronto, Ont.          Arts & Science
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SECOND TEAM
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QB      Will Finch             Western       2         Burlington, Ont.       Social Science
RB      Brendan Gillanders     Ottawa        5         Orleans, Ont.         Human Kinetics
RB      Jordan Botel          Mount Allison   2         Prince George, B.C.   Arts
IR       Nic Demski           Manitoba       3         Winnipeg, Man.          Arts
IR       Evan Pszczonak       Windsor       4         Amherstburg, Ont.    Human Kinetics
WR     Taylor Renaud            Acadia         5         Winnipeg, Man.       Education
WR     Addison Richards       Regina        3         Regina, Sask.        Science
C         Sean McEwen             Calgary        3         Calgary, Alta.              Science
T         Josh Prinsen                Queen's       5         Napanee, Ont.             Mining Engineering
T         Alec Pennell          UBC           2         Port Coquitlam, B.C.  Arts
G        Sukh Chungh              Calgary        3         Port Coquitlam, B.C.   Arts
G        Cameron Thorn          Guelph         5         Midhurst, Ont.         Science
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DT      Brandon Tennant     Laval          3     Montreal, Que.            Business Admin.
DT      Daryl Waud          Western        3     Hamilton, Ont.            Social Sciences
DE      Joel Seutter         Saskatchewan 5     Sherwood Park, Alta.  Arts & Science
DE      Dylan Ainsworth        Western        3     Delta, B.C.           Social Sciences
LB      Ron Omara                 StFX           4         Aylmer, Que.         Arts
LB      Sam Sabourin       Queen's       4     Stittsville, Ont.        Physical Edu. & Health
LB      Antoine Pruneau     Montreal       4     Montreal, Que.            Arts & Science
FS       Mark Ingram               Saskatchewan 4     Imperial, Sask.            Agric. & Bioresources
HB      TJ Chase-Dunawa   Queen's        5     Toronto, Ont.         Biology
HB      Cameron Wade     Acadia         5     Moncton, N.B.        Science
CB      Tevaughn Campbell Regina         2     Toronto, Ont.              Business Admin.
CB      Eric Black                   Saint Mary's    4     Toronto, Ont.              Criminology
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P         Boris Bede                 Laval              4         Toulon, France       Physical Edu. & Health
K        Lirim Hajrullahu         Western          5         St. Catharines, Ont.   Graduate Studies
RET    Guillaume Rioux        Laval              5         Paris, France               Nutrition
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