Michael Soles

After playing college football at McGill, Michael Soles was a first round pick (third overall) in the 1989 CFL college draft by the Edmonton Eskimos. It was a good time to be a Canadian running back in the CFL as it was in one of those cylcles whfere teams were willing to actually let a non-import carry the ball. After playing in just three games in his rookie season, Soles began to see regular duty in 1990. Soles remained with Edmonton through the 1995 season, with his best season on the ground coming in 1992 when he had 115 carries for 656 yards. soleswas also a frequent target catching the ball out of the backfield and had a career high 54 catches for 63 yards in 1994. Soles averaged over ten yards a catch in seven of his eleven seasons, which is exceptional for a running back. Interestingly enough, while Soles had his best season rushing and receiving in 1992 and 1994, he got his first All-Star recognition in 1995, his final season with Edmonton. Soles ran for 352 yards that season and had 48 catches for another 398 yards to win a place on the North* All-Star team.

In 1996, Soles was traded to the Montreal Alouettes for future considerations as the team had to restock its Canadian talent after relocating from Baltimore. In his first season with the Als, Soles won his second division All-Star selection, rushing for 340 yards and catching 42 passes for another 506 yards. For those numbers, Soles was named the Outstanding Canadian in the East and runner-up in the CFL. Another important contribution made by Soles to his t eam was his blocking ability as he opened many holes for Mike Pringle. Soles wold go on to play three more seasons in Montreal (1997-99) and reture prior to the start of the 2000 season. Soles' career totals include 45 touchdowns, 3007 yards rushing and 325 catches for 3501 yards.

Since his retirement from football, Soles has been diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrohic Lateral Schlerosis), often called Lou Gehrig's disease.

* This was during the American expansion and the division All-Stars were North and South instead of the traditional East and West.

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Former Montreal Alouette Michael Soles Hopeful in Battle with ALS - February 3, 2013

**GP, assing, Rush and Receiving**
Year	Team	GP	PA	Int	TC	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD	PTS
1989	EDM	18	0	0	33	215	6.5	2	31	3	17	5.7	9	0	12
1990	EDM	18	0	0	52	394	7.6	0	45	16	158	9.9	29	2	14
1991	EDM	18	0	0	45	302	6.7	1	49	16	135	8.4	16	2	18
1992	EDM	16	1	1	115	656	5.7	4	51	25	285	11.4	39	0	24
1993	EDM	18	0	0	79	334	4.2	3	18	26	263	10.1	25	0	18
1994	EDM	18	0	0	52	205	3.9	4	15	54	663	12.3	41	4	48
1995	EDM	18	0	0	86	352	4.1	5	23	48	398	8.3	29	3	48
1996	MON	17	0	0	64	340	5.3	0	28	42	506	12	44	8	48
1997	MON	18	0	0	34	123	3.6	1	10	26	299	11.5	31	0	6
1998	MON	18	0	0	8	40	5	0	11	32	388	12.1	26	3	18
1999	MON	18	0	0	11	46	4.2	0	11	37	389	10.5	31	3	18

**Kickoff and Punt Returns**
Year	Team	KOR	Yds	Avg	Long	PR
1989	EDM	2	20	10	14	0
1990	EDM	1	12	12	12	0
1991	EDM	2	3	1.5	3	0
1992	EDM	1	0	0	0	0
1993	EDM	1	0	0	0	0
1994	EDM	4	26	6.5	12	2
1995	EDM	1	3	3	3	0
1996	MON	4	67	16.8	29	0
1997	MON	0	0	0	0	0
1998	MON	5	53	10.6	17	0
1999	MON	1	10	10	10	0

**Fumbles**
Year	Team	F	FL	OFR
1989	EDM	0		1
1990	EDM	2	2	0
1991	EDM	1	1	1
1992	EDM	0		3
1993	EDM	1	1	2
1994	EDM	2		2
1995	EDM	1	1	0
1996	MON	2	1	0
1997	MON	2	2	1
1998	MON	1	1	1
1999	MON	1	1	1

**Tackles**
Year	Team	T	ST	Total
1989	EDM	3
1990	EDM	2
1991	EDM	2	17	19
1992	EDM	3	9	12
1993	EDM	3	6	9
1994	EDM	7	7	14
1995	EDM	4	10	14
1996	MON	3	5	8
1997	MON	2	3	5
1998	MON	1	2	3
1999	MON	3	5	8

**Fumble Returns**
Year	Team	FR	OFR
1989	EDM	2	1
1990	EDM	0	0
1991	EDM	0	1
1992	EDM	0	3
1993	EDM	0	2
1994	EDM	0	2
1995	EDM	1	0
1996	MON	0	0
1997	MON	0	1
1998	MON	0	1
1999	MON	0	1

Michael Soles