Dwayne Provo
Born: (1970-10-07) October 7, 1970
North Preston, Nova Scotia
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL statusNational
Position(s)DB
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
UniversitySaint Mary's University
High schoolCole Harbour District High School
CFL Draft1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10
Drafted bySaskatchewan Roughriders
Career history
As player
1995–1996Saskatchewan Roughriders
1996–1998Montreal Alouettes
1998–2000Edmonton Eskimos
2001Toronto Argonauts
2002Ottawa Renegades
2002BC Lions

Dwayne Provo (born October 7, 1970[1]) is a Canadian athlete, school administrator, and politician.

Early life

Provo was born in North Preston, Nova Scotia (one of Canada's largest Black communities) and attended university at Saint Mary's University where he played Canadian football and was drafted in 1995 by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Professional football career

He went on to play professional football in the Canadian Football League for 8 years (as well as a brief stint in the National Football League). Since retiring from football he has taken further university studies and worked as a school administrator.

Political career

In the 2006 Nova Scotia election, he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate for the riding of Preston, but finished second to Liberal Keith Colwell. In 2009, he ran again but placed third behind Colwell and New Democrat Janet Sutcliffe. He is a cousin to boxer Kirk Johnson and hockey player Evander Kane.

Electoral history

2009 Nova Scotia general election: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Keith Colwell 1,908 42.20 +0.07
  New Democratic Party Janet Sutcliffe 1,316 29.11 +9.94
  Progressive Conservative Dwayne Provo 1,240 27.43 -9.40
GreenSarah Densmore571.26-0.60
2006 Nova Scotia general election: Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Keith Colwell 1,853 42.13 –
  Progressive Conservative Dwayne Provo 1,610 36.83 –
  New Democratic Party Douglas Sparks 843 19.17 –
GreenDavid Farrell821.86–

References

  1. ↑ "Dwayne Provo". nfl.com.
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