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An icon of Canadian football will be the guest of honour for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies at their annual Dogs’ Breakfast fundraiser this spring.
The Huskies have tapped Michael “Pinball” Clemons as their guest speaker for the 24th edition of the Dogs’ Breakfast at Prairieland Park on Apr. 20.
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An eight-time Grey Cup champion as a player and an executive with the Toronto Argonauts, Clemons is one of the most decorated players in CFL history and will be bringing his brand of positivity and energy to Saskatoon this spring.
Huskies head coach Scott Flory suited up against Clemons during his playing days with the Montreal Alouettes and believes he’s the perfect guest for their biggest fundraiser of the year.
“He’s just genuine,” Flory said. “He’s electric, he is who he is. I think that there’s a few sports icons regardless of sport that just transcend the game itself.”
Clemons follows guest speakers in recent years including Super Bowl champion tight end and TSN personality Luke Willson, Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton and 2000 NFL Most Valuable Player Marshall Faulk.
Currently the general manager of the Argonauts, Clemons was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2008 after a playing career which saw him hold the pro-football records for most combined yards in a season and combined yards over a career.
A three-time Grey Cup champion as a player, a move into head coaching and general managing roles would net him five more titles as an executive.
That path began at the College of William and Mary in Virginia after growing up in public housing in Florida, a story which Flory is excited for his players to hear.
“His message is going to be great for our student athletes,” Flory said.
“Being a smaller guy out of Florida, getting that scholarship it changed his life. I think that this breakfast and raising funds from the Huskies Football Foundation for scholarships for student athletes, it changes our student athletes’ lives too.”
The Dogs’ Breakfast is annually the biggest day on the fundraising calendar for the Huskies Football Foundation, with net proceeds going towards supporting education and team enhancements for football student athletes.
Since being established in 2001, the Huskies say the Dogs’ Breakfast has raised over $2 million for the program.
Landing a name like Clemons is big according to Flory, with the goal that his name will lead to more donations and more scholarships handed out to new recruits.
“This is just the lifeblood of our program,” Flory said. “We don’t get good players, we don’t win football games without giving scholarships to student athletes and getting them here in the city, in this province, into this amazing program.”
The Huskies are coming off a runner-up finish in the 2025 Vanier Cup to the Montreal Carabins.
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