Dave Stala

Dave Stala

No. 88     Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Date of birth:	October 25, 1979 (1979-10-25) (age 32)
Place of birth:	Myslenice, Poland
Career information
Status:	Active
CFL status:	Non-import
Position(s):	SB
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
College:	Saint Mary's
High school:	Cathedral High School
CFL Draft:	2003 / Round: 6 / Pick: 50
Drafted by:	Montreal Alouettes
Organizations
As player:
2003–2008 2009–present	Montreal Alouettes Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career highlights and awards
CFL East All-Star:	2010
Awards:	East Division Most Outstanding Canadian (2010)
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Dave Stala (born October 25, 1979 in Myslenice, Poland) is a professional Canadian football slotback for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted in the 6th round, 50th overall by the Montreal Alouettes as a placekicker in 2003. He played CIS football for the Saint Mary's Huskies. After injury plagued seasons in 2007 and 2008, he signed with the Tiger-Cats in 2009 and rejuvenated his career in his hometown. Stala is well known for a unique soccer-inspired touchdown celebration which he performed on July 31, 2010.

Dave Stala is often referred to by the nicknames "Sticky Stala" or just "Sticky".^[1]

Statistics

Receiving			Regular season							Playoffs
Year	Team		Games	No.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD		Games	No.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
2003	MTL		13	10	179	17.9	36	0		2	0	0	0.0	0	0
2004	MTL		9	12	171	14.3	25	0		1	1	5	5.0	5	0
2005	MTL		18	83	1037	12.5	43	5		3	6	72	12.0	30	1
2006	MTL		16	38	445	11.7	65	2		2	3	33	11.0	14	0
2007	MTL		1	2	20	10.0	12	0		Placed on injured reserve
2008	MTL		1	0	0	0.0	0	0		Placed on injured reserve
2009	HAM		18	67	751	11.2	69	2		1	4	54	13.5	28	2
2010	HAM		18	86	1023	11.9	41	6		1	2	22	11.0	11	0
CFL totals			94	298	3,626	12.2	69	15		10	16	186	11.6	30	3

Further reading

• Edwards, Drew (2009-09-15). "Steeltown's Stala having a banner campaign". Hamilton Spectator. http://thespec.com/Sports/article/634006. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 

References

1. ^ Faibish, Bert (2010-08-11). "Faibish: Stala coming up clutch for Cats". Cfl.ca. http://www.cfl.ca/article/faibish-stala-coming-up-clutch-for-cats/. Retrieved 2010-08-11. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Hamilton Tiger-Cats bio

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Name	Stala, Dave
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Date of birth	October 25, 1979
Place of birth	Myslenice, Poland
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