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LB · 1997–1998 · #55

Sylvain Guegan

Outside linebacker who started for two seasons, led the team with nine tackles to win the College Bowl XII MVP award and made the All-College First Team in 1997–98. Inducted into the club Hall of Fame in 2002. He wore #55. Back in France he played in the second division for the Dockers de Nantes, as defensive coach and defensive captain.

Sylvain Guegan: feature

College Bowl XII MVP
1997–98[1][2][3][4]
league award, in the 16–7 win over Leeds Celtics
All-College First Team
1997–98[5][4][3]
linebacker
Hurricanes Defensive Player of the Year
1997–98[6][5][7]
shared with Mika Ahtinen
Tackles in 1997–98
84[8]
team high, with 7 sacks and 20 tackles for loss
Hurricanes Hall of Fame
Founding class, 2002[9][10][11]

Career with the Hurricanes

  1. 1996–97

    Joined the Hurricanes, one of the players brought to the club by Arnault Lancia and Michael Coubray, and started at outside linebacker as the team went 5–3 for its first winning season.[12][9][13]

  2. 1997–98 · 2 November 1997

    Returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown in the 42–0 season-opening win over Leicester.[14][8][1]

  3. 1997–98 · 16 November 1997

    Game MVP in the 59–0 win over Kent, with 3.5 sacks.[6][15]

  4. 1997–98

    Started all 11 games of the unbeaten season under linebackers coach Matt Coppinger and led the team with 84 tackles, adding 7 sacks, 20 tackles for loss and two interceptions. He shared the club’s Defensive Player of the Year award with Mika Ahtinen and was named to the All-College First Team.[8][6][5][3][16]

  5. 1997–98 · 15 March 1998

    Named MVP of College Bowl XII after leading the team with nine tackles as the Hurricanes beat Leeds Celtics 16–7 at Saffron Lane, Leicester, for the club’s first national title.[1][2][3]

  6. November 2002

    Inducted into the Hurricanes Hall of Fame in its founding class and named at outside linebacker in the club’s 10th-anniversary All-Time Team.[9][10][17][18][19]

Beyond the Hurricanes

  • Southern Conference Wildcats (BCAFL all-star team), linebacker · 1997–98[5][4][3]
  • Player, defensive coach and defensive captain, Dockers de Nantes (French second division) · after leaving Hertfordshire[20]

In Sylvain’s words

“I always play american football. I play in the second French division with the Dockers of Nantes, from which I am defensive coach and defensive captain.”
Sylvain Guegan, on the club’s alumni “Where are they now?” page[20]

Sources for this feature

  1. Caneweb (2002 club site), seasons/1997/season.htm
  2. Hurricanes club website (Wayback Machine): 1997–98 season
  3. Hurricanes club website (Wayback Machine): All-Time Accolades (2002)
  4. Caneweb (2002 club site), team/AllTimeAccolades.htm
  5. Hertfordshire Hurricanes club records (2002), awards.txt: club annual awards, All-College, Wildcats and GB selections, and 1999–2000 and 2000–01 squad lists, compiled by webmaster Neil White (Sep 2002)
  6. Caneweb (2002 club site), seasons/1997/Awards.htm
  7. Hurricanes club website (Wayback Machine): 1997–98 awards
  8. Caneweb (2002 club site), seasons/1997/SeasonStats.htm
  9. Caneweb (2002 club site), team/HallofFame.htm
  10. Hurricanes club website (Wayback Machine): Hall of Fame biographies (2002)
  11. Hertfordshire Hurricanes club records (2002), hof.htm: Hall of Fame 2002 inductee list
  12. Caneweb (2002 club site), seasons/1998/Feature.htm
  13. Hurricanes club website (Wayback Machine): History (2005)
  14. Caneweb (2002 club site), seasons/1997/Longest.htm
  15. Caneweb (2002 club site), seasons/1997/TeamSuper.htm
  16. Caneweb (2002 club site), team/Coaching Staff.htm
  17. Hurricanes club website (Wayback Machine): "Rookies and Legends" alumni event (2002)
  18. Caneweb (2002 club site), team/AllTimeTeam.htm
  19. Hurricanes club website (Wayback Machine): All Time Team (2002)
  20. Hurricanes club website (Wayback Machine): alumni “Where are they now?” page

Honours

Hurricanes Hall of Fame

  • 2002–03 — Hurricanes Hall of Fame, founding class of 2002

Hurricanes All-Time Team

Game MVP

  • 1997–98 — College Bowl XII MVP (league award)

All-Star

  • 1997–98 — Southern Conference Wildcats, LB

All-College Team

Club award

  • 1997–98 — Hurricanes Defensive Player of the Year
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