Ian Sunter
Encyclopedia
Ian Sunter is a Scottish
-Canadian
Canadian football
place kicker.
from 1968 to 1971. Ian had emigrated from Scotland
, where he had a strong background in soccer. Ian was encouraged by teachers, Bob Godley and Dale Parker to try-out for the football team as a kicker. This led to him playing for two years on the junior "Colts" team throughout grade nine and ten.
Throughout his senior high school years Ian played for the local Burlington Braves football club for coach Bernie Custis, who Ian describes as being the most influential person in his development towards professional football. In 1972, Ian began a 9-year professional football career in both the Canadian Football League
and the National Football League
. That first year with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
, his 34-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter enabled his team to beat the askatchewan Roughriders)) led by quarterback
Ron Lancaster
by a score of 13-10.
Following his retirement from professional football, Ian became involved in local amateur sports as both a coach and manager. He has coached the Burlington Braves football team, Burlington minor soccer, and Burlington minor hockey teams, in an attempt to give back to the community that he feels has done so much for him. Ian currently owns and operates an athletic equipment store at Appleby Ice Centre in Burlington, Ontario
.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
-Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Canadian football
Canadian football
Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...
place kicker.
Life
Ian attended Burlington Central High SchoolBurlington Central High School
Burlington Central High School is a public middle school and high school in Burlington, Ontario, Canada in the Halton District School Board. Enrollment was 686 students in September 2008. The current school building was constructed in 1922 and has been added to extensively over the years. The last...
from 1968 to 1971. Ian had emigrated from Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, where he had a strong background in soccer. Ian was encouraged by teachers, Bob Godley and Dale Parker to try-out for the football team as a kicker. This led to him playing for two years on the junior "Colts" team throughout grade nine and ten.
Throughout his senior high school years Ian played for the local Burlington Braves football club for coach Bernie Custis, who Ian describes as being the most influential person in his development towards professional football. In 1972, Ian began a 9-year professional football career in both the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
and the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. That first year with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...
, his 34-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter enabled his team to beat the askatchewan Roughriders)) led by quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
Ron Lancaster
Ron Lancaster
Ronald "Ron" Lancaster was one of the pre-eminent quarterbacks of the Canadian Football League during his playing career; after his retirement as a player, he was also coach and general manager in the same league, and a sports announcer for CBC Television...
by a score of 13-10.
Following his retirement from professional football, Ian became involved in local amateur sports as both a coach and manager. He has coached the Burlington Braves football team, Burlington minor soccer, and Burlington minor hockey teams, in an attempt to give back to the community that he feels has done so much for him. Ian currently owns and operates an athletic equipment store at Appleby Ice Centre in Burlington, Ontario
Burlington, Ontario
Burlington , is a city located in Halton Region at the western end of Lake Ontario. Burlington is part of the Greater Toronto Area, and is also included in the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. Physically, Burlington lies between the north shore of Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment...
.
Highlights
- 1969 BCHS – S.O.S.S.A. High School Soccer Champions
- 1970 Burlington Braves Football Club – Eastern Junior Champions
- 1971 Burlington Braves Football Club – Eastern Junior Champions
- 1972 Hamilton Tiger-CatsHamilton Tiger-CatsThe Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...
- Grey CupGrey CupThe Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...
Champions - Youngest player in the CFL
- Kicked 5 Field Goals in Eastern Final Game
- Kicked winning field goal in the Grey Cup with no time remaining to win 13-10
- Voted Canadian Player of the Grey Cup Game
- Winner of the Nick of Time Award sponsored by Bulova Watch Company
- Grey Cup
- 1973 Hamilton Tiger Cats
- 1974 Hamilton Tiger Cats
- Eastern Canadian Scoring Champion
- Selected to Eastern Canadian All Star Team
- 1975 Hamilton Tiger Cats
- 1976 Detroit LionsDetroit LionsThe Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
– National Football League - 1977-1979 Toronto ArgonautsToronto ArgonautsThe Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...
- 1979 Toronto Argonauts Led the CFL in Punting
- 1980 Cincinnati BengalsCincinnati BengalsThe Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
Kicked the Winning Field Goals in 2 games against the defending Super BowlSuper BowlThe Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
Champions, the Pittsburgh SteelersPittsburgh SteelersThe Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
– this was the first time a team had beaten the Super Bowl Champions twice in one season.