Jim Silye (born April 28, 1946) is a Canadian politician, businessman, and former professional football player for the Canadian Football League.

Jim Silye
No. 28, 33
Born: (1946-04-28) April 28, 1946 (age 78)
Vöcklabruck, Austria
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL statusNational
Position(s)Defensive back
CollegeUniversity of Ottawa
Career history
As player
1969–75Calgary Stampeders
Career highlights and awards
RecordsCFL single-season record for punt returns in a season (123)

Born in Vöcklabruck, Austria, he emigrated to Arnprior, Ontario in 1951. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Ottawa in 1969. He played on the Calgary Stampeders from 1969 to 1975, wearing numbers 28 and 33. He holds the CFL record for most punt returns in a season with 123.[1] He was part of the 1971 Grey Cup-winning team.

In the 1993 Canadian federal election, he was elected as the Reform Party candidate in the riding of Calgary Centre. He served one term and did not seek re-election in the 1997 election. He ran as a Progressive Conservative in the 2000 election in the riding of Calgary West, where he came second to incumbent MP Rob Anders of the Canadian Alliance, the successor party to Reform. In 2004, he ran in the Alberta Senate nominee election for a place in the Senate of Canada. He finished in fifth place, and was not put on the list of proposed Alberta senators.[citation needed]

He is the president and CEO of Eagle Rock Exploration Limited, an oil and gas exploration company based in Calgary, Alberta.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CFL website: Records

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"CALGARY STAMPEDERS BY THE NUMBERS". CALGARY STAMPEDER. Archived from the original on 5 February 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2005.

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Member of Parliament Calgary Centre
1993–1997
Succeeded by