Balarama Holness

Balarama Holness,[1] (born July 20, 1983) is a former Canadian football safety. He was originally signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He won a Grey Cup Championship with the Montreal Alouettes in 2010. He played CIS Football at Ottawa.

Balarama Holness
No. 36
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1983-07-20) July 20, 1983
Montreal, Quebec
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College:Ottawa
Undrafted:2008
Career history
CFL status:Non-Import

He ran for Projet Montréal in the 2017 Montreal municipal election, but did not win a seat on city council.[2] Founder of an active lobby group "Montreal in Action," Holness was profiled 21 Nov. 2020 by the CTV Television Network as "an inspirational view of a man confronting systemic racism."[3]

References

  1. Jason Magder (2017-10-11). "Montreal elections: First-time candidates plan big changes for Montreal". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2018-04-14. Known when he played on the Montreal Alouettes from 2010 to 2011, Balarama Holness (his legal name)…
  2. Verity Stevenson (2017-11-07). "How the Projet Montréal 'wave' spread across the city". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  3. https://www.ctvnews.ca/w5/filming-balarama-holness-provides-inspirational-view-of-a-man-confronting-systemic-racism-1.5198305


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