Mike Pringle

PLAYING CAREER
EDMONTON ESKIMOS    1992, 2003
SACRAMENTO GOLD MINERS    1993
BALTIMORE STALLIONS    1994 – 1995
MONTREAL ALOUETTES    1996 – 2002

AWARDS AND HONOURS
CFL MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER    1995, 1998
TERRY EVANSHEN TROPHY    1994, 1995, 200
ALL-CANADIAN  RUNNING BACK    1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003
SOUTHERN DIVISIONAL ALL-STAR    1994, 1995
ALL-EASTERN RUNNING BACK    1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
ALL-WESTERN RUNNING BACK    2003

GREY CUP PARTICIPATION    1994, 1995, 2000,  2003
GREY CUP WINS    1995,  2003


MIKE PRINGLE WAS BORN ON OCTOBER 1, 1967 IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AND PLAYED COLLEGE FOOTBALL AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON. HE WAS SELECTED BY THE ATLANTA FALCONS IN THE 1990 NFL DRAFT. AFTER SPENDING MOST OF THAT SEASON ON THE PRACTICE ROSTER, PRINGLE SIGNED WITH THE EDMONTON ESKIMOS FOR THE 1992 SEASON. HE WAS RELEASED BY THE ESKIMOS AND SPENT THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON WITH THE SACRAMENTO SURGE OF THE WORLD LEAGUE OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL. IN 1993, PRINGLE SWITCHED LEAGUES TO PLAY WITH THE CFL’S SACRAMENTO GOLD MINERS FOR ONE SEASON BEFORE BEING TRADED TO THE BALTIMORE STALLIONS.

PRINGLE AND THE BALTIMORE STALLIONS MADE TWO STRAIGHT GREY CUP FINALS, WINNING OVER THE CALGARY STAMPEDERS IN 1995.  HE JOINED THE RELOCATED BALTIMORE FRANCHISE IN MONTREAL LATE IN THE 1996 SEASON AFTER BEING CUT BY THE DENVER BRONCOS.  IN 1998, HE HAD 2,065 RUSHING YARDS.  THE ALOUETTES WOULD GET TO THE GREY CUP IN 2000 AND 2002.  IN 2003, PRINGLE SIGNED ONCE AGAIN WITH THE ESKIMOS HELPING THEM TO GREY CUP VICTORY THAT YEAR.

AT THE TIME OF HIS RETIREMENT IN 2004, PRINGLE ESTABLISHED NEW CFL RECORDS FOR CAREER RUSHING YARDAGE (16,425) AND TIED THE ALL-TIME TOUCHDOWN MARK WITH 137.

INDUCTED 2008 - PLAYER

Class of 2008 John BonkMichael "Pinball" Clemons, Doug FlutieTom Shepherd