Former Argo MLB Mike O'Shea will be enshrined in the CFL Hall of Fame on Thursday as part of a remarkable group even by Hall of Fame standards that includes Anthony Calvillo, Geroy Simon and Kelvin Anderson. One of his many accomplishments, as CFLapedia notes, was his changing the conventional wisdom that Canadians were not up to playing MLB. He has since built a strong record as Argo special teams coordinator and HC of the Bombers.

One of the biggest impacts that O'Shea had on the game was proving that a Canadian could play the sacred middle linebacker spot that was almost always reserved for imports. A fact that didn't go unoticed by other teams who began to seek out and utilize capable homebrews at that spot. The middle linebacker is still the primary defence against athe running attack and O'Shea's career stats show that with 1151 career defensive tackles, currently (as of 2012) the second best total in the history of the leageue behind only hall of famer Willie Pless.
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