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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|American gridiron football player and coach (born 1978)}}<br />
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{{Infobox gridiron football person<br />
| name = Kamau Peterson<br />
| image = <br />
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| caption = <br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1978|9|16}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California]]<br />
| death_date = <br />
| death_place = <br />
| team = <br />
| number = 8<br />
| status = <br />
| import = no<br />
| position1 = Wide Receiver<br />
| height_ft = 6<br />
| height_in = 1<br />
| weight_lb = 195<br />
| college = [[University of New Hampshire|New Hampshire]]<br />
| high_school = [[Sandwich Secondary School|Sandwich]]<br />
| CFLDraftedYear = 2001<br />
| CFLDraftedRound = 1<br />
| CFLDraftedPick = 6<br />
| CFLDraftedTeam = [[Calgary Stampeders]]<br />
| coaching_years1 = [[2014 CIS football season|2014]]–[[2016 CIS football season|2016]]<br />
| coaching_team1 = [[York Lions football|York Lions]] ([[Wide receivers|RC/Associate OC]])<br />
| coaching_years2 = [[2017 CIS football season|2017]]–2019<br />
| coaching_team2 = York Lions ([[Offensive coordinator|OC]])<br />
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2001}}–{{CFL Year|2003}}<br />
| playing_team1 = [[Calgary Stampeders]]<br />
| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2004}}–{{CFL Year|2005}}<br />
| playing_team2 = [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]]<br />
| playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|2005}}–{{CFL Year|2006}}<br />
| playing_team3 = [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]<br />
| playing_years4 = {{CFL Year|2007}}–{{CFL Year|2010}}<br />
| playing_team4 = [[Edmonton Eskimos]]<br />
| playing_years5 = {{CFL Year|2011}}<br />
| playing_team5 = [[BC Lions]]<br />
| career_highlights = <br />
* [[Grey Cup]] champion ([[89th Grey Cup|2001]])<br />
* [[CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award|CFL Most Outstanding Canadian]] ({{CFL Year|2008}})<br />
* [[Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy]] ({{CFL Year|2008}})<br />
| CFLWestAllStar = {{CFL Year|2007, 2008}}<br />
| awards =<br />
| honours =<br />
| CFL = 203<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kamau Peterson''' (born September 16, 1978) is a former professional [[Canadian football]] [[wide receiver]] and formerly the [[offensive coordinator]] for the [[York Lions football]] team.<ref>[http://yorkulions.ca/news/2017/1/25/football-york-defensive-coach.aspx York removes Peterson's interim tag, searches for defensive assistant]</ref> He last played for the [[BC Lions]] of the [[Canadian Football League]]. He was originally drafted sixth overall by the [[Calgary Stampeders]] in the [[2001 CFL Draft]] and won the [[89th Grey Cup]] with the team that year. Although he was born in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], United States, Peterson grew up in [[LaSalle, Ontario|Detroit, Michigan, but was schooled in LaSalle, Ontario]], so he counts as a [[Canadian Football League#Players and compensation|non-import]] in the CFL.<br />
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Kamau transitioned into his post-football career by founding PlaymakerU which trained young athletes in many sports but especially football. Based in [[Sherwood Park]], [[Alberta]] he operated out of a new facility there. Peterson entered into coaching in 2012, serving as receivers coach on Team Canada's Jr. National (U19) Team from 2012 through 2016, earning 2 golds and a silver medal in world championship play. (Texas 2012, Kuwait 2014, Harbin 2016) From there he joined the [[York University]] football staff as receivers coach and assistant OC in 2014, taking over as offensive coordinator from 2017 through 2019 before moving on from York in 2020. During his time at York, Peterson spearheaded the resurgence of the York Offence, as well as served as their strength and conditioning coach.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{Twitter|Coachkamaup}}<br />
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{{CFL Most Outstanding Canadians}}<br />
{{89th Grey Cup}}<br />
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[[Category:1978 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Calgary Stampeders players]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian football wide receivers]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Canadian Award winners]]<br />
[[Category:Edmonton Elks players]]<br />
[[Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players]]<br />
[[Category:New Hampshire Wildcats football players]]<br />
[[Category:Sportspeople from Essex County, Ontario]]<br />
[[Category:Players of Canadian football from Ontario]]<br />
[[Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players]]<br />
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