McManus at Calgary Stampeders training camp in 2006
Born:
(1965-06-17) June 17, 1965 (age 58) Dania Beach, Florida, U.S.
Career information
CFL status
American
Position(s)
QB
Height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight
220 lb (100 kg)
College
Florida State
NFL draft
1988, Round: 11/ Pick 282
Hand
Right
Career history
As administrator
2009–2013
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (scout)
2014–present
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (assistant GM)
As coach
2008
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (assistant)
As player
1988
Kansas City Chiefs
1990–1992
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1993–1995
BC Lions
1996–1997
Edmonton Eskimos
1998–2005
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2006
Edmonton Eskimos*
2006
Calgary Stampeders
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
5× Grey Cup champion (1990, 1994, 1999, 2019, 2021)
Third player in CFL history to reach 50,000 passing yards.
CFL All-Star
1999
CFL East All-Star
1999
Awards
1987 Fiesta Bowl MVP 1999 CFL MOP 1999 Grey Cup MVP 2004 Rogers Fans' Choice Award 2005 Tom Pate Memorial Award
Records
1st in Hamilton Tiger-Cats career passing yards (33,841), pass attempts (4,257), completions (2,368) and touchdown passes (164) 2nd in Hamilton Tiger-Cats passing yards in a single game (525) 4th in all-time CFL career passing yards (53,255)
Career stats
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 2011
Danny McManus (born June 17, 1965) is a former professional American football and Canadian football quarterback who passed for over 53,000 yards in seventeen seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He currently serves as the assistant general manager and director for U.S. scouting for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He played every season in the league from 1990 to 2006, as a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, BC Lions, Edmonton Eskimos, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and finally with the Calgary Stampeders. As of 2007, his all-time CFL passing yardage is third most next to Damon Allen and Anthony Calvillo. He worked as a color commentator for TSN's CFL broadcasts, having previously appeared as a guest analyst on the CFL on CBC late in his playing career. On December 2, 2013, he was named the assistant general manager and director of U.S. scouting for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[1] Previous to that, he served as the director of scouting for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
^"Bombers Hire McManus as Assistant GM". TSN. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
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manager Eric Tillman signed a number of proven CFL veterans, including DannyMcManus, James "Wild" West, Rob Smith, Less Browne, Tyrone Jones, Sean Foudy...
who had quarterback DannyMcManus (the quarterback behind BC for most of the 1995 season) on the roster. In 1998, Flutie and McManus signed with Hamilton...
Lunsford, RB Don Luzzi, DL Dave Mann, P George McGowan, WR Mark McLoughlin, K DannyMcManus, QB Ed McQuarters, DL Derrell Mitchell, WR Frank Morris, OL...
Martinez – Toronto Blue Jays colour analyst Pierre McGuire - TSN Hockey game/studio analyst DannyMcManus – CFL on TSN colour analyst Mike Milbury – NHL on...
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Adrion Smith iced the win, returning a DannyMcManus interception 49 yards for a touchdown with 1:22 remaining. McManus hit Marc Tolbert with a seven-yard...
second field-goal by Lui Passaglia. BC Lions (26) – TDs, Charles Gordon, DannyMcManus; FGs, Lui Passaglia (4); cons., Passaglia (2). Baltimore F.C. (23) –...
Ted Goveia Assistant General Manager / Director of U.S. Scouting – DannyMcManus Assistant Director of Player Personnel — Cyril Penn Director of Football...
up short as the Tiger-Cats won 32–21. Grey Cup Most Valuable Player DannyMcManus led the way connecting on 22 of 34 passes for 347 yards and no interceptions...
Lui Passaglia 6 Cory Philpot 7 Kent Austin 13 Tom Europe 14 DannyMcManus 16 Spencer McLennan 20 James Jefferson 22 Sean Foudy 23 Tony Collier 24 Mervyn...
player in 1973 Earl Lunsford – inducted as a player in 1983 Chester "Ches" McCance – inducted as a player in 1976 Cal Murphy – inducted as a builder in...
505 Toronto Argonauts 1998 Kerwin Bell 4,991 Toronto Argonauts 1999 DannyMcManus 5,335 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2000 Damon Allen 4,840 BC Lions 2001 Khari...
in a game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1953. Quarterback DannyMcManus has the record for most interceptions thrown in a CFL career with 281...
Official Site". www.profootballhof.com. Retrieved January 7, 2022. "DannyMcManus". cfhof.ca. College Football Data Warehouse, [1] Archived September...
Florida State got on the board in the second quarter when quarterback DannyMcManus threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Herb Gainer. With under five minutes...
Ted Goveia Assistant General Manager / Director of U.S. Scouting – DannyMcManus Assistant Director of Player Personnel — Cyril Penn Director of Football...
Ward, Weinke, Brad Johnson (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Danny Kanell (New York Giants), DannyMcManus (Kansas City Chiefs) and Peter Tom Willis (Chicago Bears)...
Globe. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2010-09-21. "DannyMcManus CFL Stats". TotalFootballStatscom. Retrieved 2017-06-28. "Kevin Glenn...
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