Richard Nurse

Richard Nurse (born March 13, 1966^[1]) is a Canadian former wide receiver who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the third round of the 1990 CFL Draft.^[2] Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Nurse was raised in Hamilton, Ontario. He played college football for the Canisius Golden Griffins.

Professional career[]

Nurse was selected 23rd overall in the third round by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He played in 103 games for the Tiger-Cats from 1990 to 1995.^[3] For his career, he had 59 catches for 741 yards and six touchdowns.

Personal life[]

In 1993, the Tiger-Cats presented Nurse with the Charlotte Simmons Humanitarian Awarded for his donation of time and energy to the betterment of the local Hamilton community.^[4]

His son, Darnell Nurse, was selected in the First round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers.^[5] His daughter, Kia Nurse, played basketball collegiately for the Connecticut Huskies, plays professionally for Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball League and won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games with the Canadian women's national team.^[6] His sister, Raquel, is married to retired NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb. As well, his niece, Sarah Nurse, competed on Team Canada's national women's hockey team at the 2018 Winter Olympics,^[7] and his nephew Isaac Nurse, Sarah's brother, captained the Hamilton Bulldogs hockey team.

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