Winston October is one of two players in CFL history (as of 2011) to be born in Guyana - the other being defensive end Andre Sommersell. October played his college football at Richmond and was signed as a frfee agent by the Montreal Alouettes in 1999. October was mainly used as a kick returner, but did see some action at cornerback with Montreal, and later at wide receiver with Edmonton. October had a very good sophmore year with the Als in 2000, returning two punts for touchdowns and one missed field goal for 111 yards and a TD. October became a free agent after the 2000 season, but remained unsigned until September when Edmonton needed a a kick returner. October would play four seasons in Edmonton, adding 4 more punt returns for touchdowns to finish with a career total of 6. , October also had two 1000+ yard seasons returning kickffs with Edmonton with 1018 yards in 2003 and 1073 in 2004, though he never took one back all the way. 2003 was also October's best season playing offence as he added 19 catches for 196 yards. Following his release by the Eskimos, October worked as a personal trainer before joining the Virginia Military Institute as an assistant football coach in 2007.
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GP, Kickoff, Punt and Missed Field Goal Returns
Year |
Team |
GP |
KOR |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
PR |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
MFGRet |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
1999 |
MON |
18 |
18 |
334 |
18.6 |
0 |
32 |
77 |
724 |
9.4 |
0 |
70 |
4 |
97 |
24.3 |
0 |
37 |
2000 |
MON |
14 |
23 |
435 |
18.9 |
0 |
38 |
79 |
898 |
11.4 |
2 |
76 |
1 |
111 |
111 |
1 |
111 |
2001 |
EDM |
8 |
15 |
293 |
19.5 |
0 |
37 |
35 |
369 |
10.5 |
1 |
69 |
4 |
174 |
43.5 |
0 |
71 |
2002 |
EDM |
16 |
37 |
789 |
21.3 |
0 |
43 |
87 |
833 |
9.6 |
1 |
95 |
4 |
131 |
32.8 |
0 |
48 |
2003 |
EDM |
18 |
48 |
1018 |
21.2 |
0 |
39 |
75 |
719 |
9.6 |
0 |
65 |
10 |
323 |
32.3 |
0 |
68 |
2004 |
EDM |
18 |
51 |
1073 |
21 |
0 |
43 |
79 |
874 |
11.1 |
2 |
101 |
9 |
316 |
35.1 |
0 |
104 |
GP+Rushing+Receiving+PTS
GP, Rushing, Receiving and Points
Year |
Team |
GP |
TC |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
PTS |
1999 |
MON |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2000 |
MON |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
2001 |
EDM |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2002 |
EDM |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
6 |
2003 |
EDM |
18 |
2 |
34 |
17 |
1 |
22 |
19 |
196 |
10.3 |
0 |
32 |
12 |
2004 |
EDM |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
79 |
8.8 |
0 |
16 |
12 |
Fumbles
Year |
Team |
F |
FL |
OFR |
1999 |
MON |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2000 |
MON |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2001 |
EDM |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2002 |
EDM |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2003 |
EDM |
6 |
5 |
1 |
2004 |
EDM |
3 |
2 |
0 |
GP, Tackles, Knockowns and Sacks
Year |
Team |
GP |
T |
ST |
Total |
TFL |
Yds |
KD |
Sacks |
Yds |
1999 |
MON |
18 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
0 |
|
3 |
0 |
|
2000 |
MON |
14 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
2001 |
EDM |
8 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
2002 |
EDM |
16 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
2003 |
EDM |
18 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
2004 |
EDM |
18 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
Int+FumReturns
Intterceptions, Fumble Returns and Forced Fumbles
Year |
Team |
Int |
Yds |
Avg |
TDInt |
Long |
FR |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
FF |
1999 |
MON |
1 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2000 |
MON |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2001 |
EDM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2002 |
EDM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2003 |
EDM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2004 |
EDM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
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