Bryan Chiu (born August 16, 1974) is the former offensive line coach for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and current head coach of Vancouver College. He was a professional Canadian football centre for the Montreal Alouettes from 1997 to 2009. He has also served as the offensive line coach for the Toronto Argonauts and Ottawa Redblacks. Bryan was inducted into the BC Football Hall of Fame in 2023.[citation needed]
 Chiu in 2016 | |
| Date of birth | August 16, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | C |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 290 lb (130 kg) |
| US college | Washington State |
| CFL draft | 1996 / round: 2 / pick: 18 |
| Drafted by | Montreal Alouettes |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 2010–2013 | Concordia Stingers (OLC) |
| 2014 | Toronto Argonauts (OLC) |
| 2015–2017 | Ottawa Redblacks (OLC) |
| 2019 | BC Lions (OLC) |
| As player | |
| 1997–2009 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 2000–2005, 2008 |
| CFL East All-Star | 2000–2006, 2008, 2009 |
| Awards | Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman (2002) |
High school
editChiu played football in high school for the Vancouver College Fighting Irish in Vancouver, British Columbia.
College years
editChiu started his college football career playing ball for the Pacific Tigers and transferred to Washington State when Pacific dropped its football program. He started all 11 games he played with the Washington State Cougars in 1996 and graduated in 1997 with a degree in Sports Management.
Professional career
editSince joining the Montreal Alouettes in 1997 Chiu proved himself to be one of the top centres in the CFL. He was honoured as both a CFL and East Division All-Star from 2000 consecutively through to 2006 and won the Most Outstanding Lineman in 2002. Chiu was the Alouettes' Most Outstanding Linesman in both 2001 and 2002 and helped his team win the 90th Grey Cup. In 2006, he was named to the honour roll of the TSN Top 50 CFL Players. On June 6, 2010 on CFL Training Camp opening, Chiu announced his retirement after 13 seasons with the Montreal Alouettes, through his Twitter account.[1]
Coaching years
editOn June 22, 2010, he joined the Concordia Stinger coaching staff as the assistant offensive coordinator and offensive line coach.[2]
On May 9, 2014, Chiu joined the Toronto Argonauts coaching staff as their offensive line coach.[3]
On December 23, 2014, he was named the offensive line coach of the Ottawa Redblacks.[4]
Chiu joined the BC Lions for the 2019 season under new head coach DeVone Claybrooks.[5] However, Chiu was released from his duties midway through the season as the team fell to 1-9 and had given up a league worst 43 sacks.[6]
On February 8, 2022, Chiu was named the head football coach of his alma mater, the Vancouver College Fighting Irish.[citation needed] Chiu replaced Todd Bernett, one of the winningest coaches in BC High School Football history.
References
edit- ^ https://www.cfl.ca/article/report-als-centre-bryan-chiu-retires Archived 2014-07-28 at the Wayback Machine Report: Als centre Bryan Chiu retires
- ^ https://www.cfl.ca/article/ex-alouette-chiu-joins-stingers-football-staff Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Ex-Alouette Chiu joins Stingers football staff
- ^ "ARGONAUTS NAME BRYAN CHIU OFFENSIVE LINE COACH | Toronto Argonauts". Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- ^ "Redblacks Hire OL Coach". oursportscentral.com. December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ^ "Better Late Than Never | Offensive Line Coach Chiu Comes Home". BC Lions. February 1, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ Adams, J. J. (September 1, 2019). "Struggling B.C. Lions fire offensive line coach Bryan Chiu". Retrieved September 5, 2019.
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