Nate Riles

Nate Riles is a retired professional football player that played in the Canadian Football League.

Nate Riles
Career information
High school:Akron (OH) Archbishop Hoban
College:Ohio Northern
Position:Defensive back
Undrafted:1999
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • First Team OAC (1998)

High school career

Riles attended Archbishop Hoban High School where he won multiple OHSAA track and field titles.[1] This includes a team state title.[2]

College career

Riles played at Ohio Northern University where he was first team all-OAC. He also played in the 1998 Aztec Bowl all-star game.[3]

Professional career

Riles signed with the Arizona Cardinals for the 1999 season, but was cut during training camp.[4]

He spent part of the 2000 season with the Frankfurt Galaxy, but was ultimately cut.[5]

He spent the later part of the 2001 season with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as an injury replacement after having been previously cut earlier that season.[6][7] He had a game-saving interception to secure the division title for the Blue Bombers during that season.[8][9]

References
  1. mikeb (2010-04-15). "Hoban inducts five into athletic hall of fame - Varsity Letters". Ohio. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  2. "Results: 86th Annual Boys State Track and Field Tournaments" (PDF). 1993. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  3. "2015 Football Media Guide | Polar Bear History" (PDF). 3 February 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  4. "Cards cut 6, put 3 on injured reserve". Azdailysun.com. 1999-08-30. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  5. "'00 archive". Homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  6. Canada. "Battle of QBs". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  7. "ESPN.com - CFL Transactions". A.espncdn.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  8. Canada. "Winnipeg secures top spot in East". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  9. "Bombers clinch CFL East - Canada - CBC News". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
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