Two-time Grey Cup champion Angus Reid directs a drill during a midweek session spent with the Prince George Kodiaks Football Club

By Ethan Ready

Sharing the gridiron

Local athletes share the field with four Grey Cup winners

Mar 6, 2022 | 5:53 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – This past week, athletes with the Prince George Kodiaks Football Academy were in the presence of champions.

Four former Canadian Football League players were out on the indoor field at the Northern Sport Centre, sharing their knowledge of the game. To top it all off, each of the four have won at least one Grey Cup during their playing days.

Two will be on the sideline for the Prince George Kodiaks junior football team this summer when they take the field for their inaugural season. Keon Raymond, former Calgary Stampeder, is preparing for his first season as a CJFL head coach.

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Marvin Pope, a former linebacker with the Stampeders, arrived in Prince George for the first time last week as he gets settled in to take on the defensive coordinator duties.

Meanwhile, former BC Lions offensive lineman Angus Reid was in town with fellow Lions alumni JR LaRose as speakers at a workshop before they were brought out to work with the area’s young gridiron talent.

Reid won two Grey Cups with the Lions during his playing days and has been travelling the world as a motivational speaker and coaching high school football down in Vernon.

LaRose, who hails from Edmonton and played junior football with the Edmonton Huskies ahead of a 10-year career in the CFL, was previously in Prince George during the summer when the Kodiaks held their golf tournament.

Reid spent the Wednesday night practice working with some of the areas offensive lineman, many who will be competing for spots on the Kodiaks roster during training camp.

LaRose spent the night working alongside Raymond with the Kodiaks 7-on-7 teams, one of many different programs operating under the Kodiaks banner as the organization drives to provide as many opportunities for youth to get involved in the game of football.