Surrey native Paul McCallum of the B.C. Lions has been named Sport BC’s Best of BC winner for 2011.
McCallum, a 19-year veteran of the Canadian Football League, set CFL records for consecutive field goals with 30, and for field goal accuracy (94.3 per cent). The oldest active player in the league, the 42-year-old kicker helped lead the B.C. Lions to a Grey Cup, the second of his career.
This is the second year the public has determined the Best of BC award winner by an online vote.
The Grey Cup’s Most Outstanding Canadian Andrew Harris (Nanaimo) of the B.C. Lions, reigning Canada Soccer Player of the Year Christine Sinclair of Burnaby, Pan American Games record holder Dylan Armstrong of Kamloops and Stanley Cup winner Mark Recchi (Kamloops) were also finalists for the award, which recognizes a professional or amateur athlete for outstanding athletic achievement.