Athlete: Football
Year to be Inducted: 2026
Date of Birth: October 8, 1971
Born in: Ottawa, Ontario

Fourteen-year veteran Val St. Germain was one of the most durable offensive linemen in CFL history, and he’s had an imposing impact off the field as well.

The Westboro Wolverines and Myers Riders product was a two-time All-Canadian guard and a Male Athlete of the Year at McGill University before he was selected first overall in the 1994 CFL draft by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

The three-time all-star also played for Ottawa, where he was the team’s nominee for Outstanding Canadian & Outstanding Lineman in 2005, as well as Montreal, Edmonton and Saskatchewan, where he won the Grey Cup in 2007.

St. Germain played a total of 204 CFL regular-season games, which is among the top 1% in league history while playing one of football’s most unforgiving positions.

He’s continued to coach with local programs, including the Carleton University Ravens, Nepean Eagles and St. Joseph Jaguars – where he was part of the first high school girls’ tackle football game in Canada – and he was recently presented with the CFL Alumni Association Indigenous Champion Award for advancing Indigenous representation within the game and community.