Kevin Powell is a former professional 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...

 offensive lineman who played 12 seasons in the Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

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 for five different teams. He was named CFL All-Star in 1983. Powell played college football

College football

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 at Utah State University

Utah State University

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Powell was involved in one of the most significant quarterback

Quarterback

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 trades in CFL history as the Toronto Argonauts

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 sought future Hall of Famer

Canadian Football Hall of Fame

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 Condredge Holloway

Condredge Holloway

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 for their sputtering offence and the Ottawa Rough Riders

Ottawa Rough Riders

The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...

sought the promising young Powell and $100 000.