Mike Kostin

Mike Kostin was born in Montreal and played for quarterback at Loyola High School and then starting in 1959 for the Loyola College Warriors*. Kostin had to sit out university ball in 1960 for academic reasons, but kept playing football as the starting quarterback for he N.D.G. Maple Leafs junior team. At a tryout camp in 1961, Kostin won a football scholarship to Tulsa along with Dick Aboud and Mike Gibbons who would also go on to play in the CFL. Kostin, however, didn't play any games for Tulsa and returned to Montreal and to Loyola College. In 1964, Kostin was drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos in the college draft and made the team as a starting defensive back and backup quarterback. As a rookie, Kostin went on to record four interceptions in his one CFL season before retiring to go into business. Kostin was selected to the Concordia University Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.

* In 1974 Loyola College merged with Sir George Williams University to become Concordia University.

Kostin to Quarterback Maroons In Intersquad Game - September 24, 1959

Kostin To Start Exibition Game For Loyola College - October 1, 1959

Kostin Wins Regular QB Job As Loyoloa Prepares For St. Pats - October 30, 1959

Kostin Picked For Scholarship to Tulsa - June 20, 1961

Kostin and Loyola Warriors Beat St. Pat's - October 23, 1961

Kostin Settling Down After A Shaky Start - October 27, 1961

Kostin and Loyola Remain Undefeated - November 6, 1961

Kostin Quarterbacks Loyola Over Carleton - November 19, 1962

Kostin Returns For Final Season Of College Ball - August 29, 1963

Kostin In Edmonton Lineup - September 12, 1964

Kostin Shows Golden Passing Arm as Loyola Gridders Rip Macdonald