Tom Higgins
Tom Higgins
Thomas Joseph John Higgins, Jr.is a former head coach in the Canadian Football League. Higgins previously served as the Director of Officiating for the Canadian Football League and a former Canadian and American football player coach and General Manager...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth13 July 1954
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The defence had another stellar performance. It was tough sledding out there just to operate the way we do normally. There's a lot of fond memories that come back from the crowd, which I thought was in this football game. It's not an easy place to ever win when you bring a team in to this place. It's humbling to come into this stadium and be on the other side. A lot of teams leave this locker-room dejected because they can't win here.
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There's such a huge advantage to having a home playoff game that I'll make sure that the players aren't thinking anything in the back of their mind other than trying to win a football game,
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Putting Josh in is still the right thing to do because it's not easy for Henry to do with a cast on, trying to squeeze the ball to get that one yard.
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Everyone up North thinks this hurricane was a one- or two-week event and that we should get on with our lives. Why can't we get on with our lives?
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As the season went on our offence continued to grow with the assistance of Bill. He was able to inspire confidence in our offensive unit, which bodes well for us starting the 2006 season in the right direction.
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Via Rail did an unbelievable job. We had our own car, had a hot meal, including Montreal smoked meat before the main entree and even had knives that weren't plastic. Any time on the road, you get real cutlery, you think, 'This is neat.' We thought about high-jacking the train.
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I was pleased that he dropped the pass and we went right back to him and he got in sync.
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We were looking for ways to get some of our art out.
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We can be champions, but we have to take it one game at a time.
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We are extremely pleased to have both these athletes on board. They both bring their own unique style to the football club and prove each and every day that they are outstanding individuals both on and off the football field.
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Since day one, he has demonstrated his willingness to work hard and become a better player each time he steps on the field.
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We just do the best that we can. There's a lot of luck involved.
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We'd better be able to operate on the silent count or we won't be able to operate at all.
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It's truly a reflection of the people you surround yourself with. I empower them. I ask them to work as hard as they can and give them as much credit as I can and if anything goes wrong in the organization, it's my fault.