Paul McCallum (gridiron football)

=== Las Vegas Outlaws ===

=== Las Vegas Outlaws ===

McCallum was the [[Las Vegas Outlaws (XFL)|Las Vegas Outlaws]]' kicker during the [[XFL (2001)|XFL]]'s only season in 2001, scoring the first ever points in XFL history with a 25-yard field goal against the [[New York/New Jersey Hitmen]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.carillon.uregina.ca/02.08.07/sports6.html |title=The Carillon Online: February 8th - February 14th 2007 |access-date=2009-03-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731121351/http://www.carillon.uregina.ca/02.08.07/sports6.html |archive-date=2012-07-31 }}</ref>

McCallum was the [[Las Vegas Outlaws (XFL)|Las Vegas Outlaws]]' kicker during the [[XFL (2001)|XFL]]'s only season in 2001, scoring the first ever points in XFL history with a 25-yard field goal against the [[New York/New Jersey Hitmen]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.carillon.uregina.ca/02.08.07/sports6.html |title=The Carillon Online: February 8th - February 14th 2007 |access-date=2009-03-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731121351/http://www.carillon.uregina.ca/02.08.07/sports6.html |archive-date=2012-07-31 }}</ref>

The XFL folded after its inaugural season.

=== Saskatchewan Roughriders (IV) ===

=== Saskatchewan Roughriders (IV) ===

After the XFL folded after its inaugural season McCallum returned to the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]]. McCallum set a CFL record for the longest field goal kicked in the CFL when he booted a wind-aided 62-yard field goal against the [[Edmonton Eskimos]] on October 27, 2001 in a 12-3 victory at [[Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field|Taylor Field]].<ref name="Pay Cut">[https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/riders-proposed-pay-cut-b-c-bound-mccallum-1.597417 "Riders proposed pay cut: B.C.-bound McCallum"]</ref><ref name=CFLguide>{{cite web|url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2050/11/2024-CFL-Guide-Digital.pdf |title=2024 CFL Guide |publisher=[[Canadian Football League]] |page=216 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}</ref>

In [[2001 Saskatchewan Roughriders season|2001]], McCallum returned to the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]]. He kicked the winning field goal against Hamilton in game 1. He set a CFL record for the longest field goal kicked in the CFL when he booted a wind-aided 62-yard field goal against the [[Edmonton Eskimos]] on October 27, 2001 in a 12-3 victory at [[Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field|Taylor Field]].<ref name="Pay Cut">[https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/riders-proposed-pay-cut-b-c-bound-mccallum-1.597417 "Riders proposed pay cut: B.C.-bound McCallum"]</ref><ref name=CFLguide>{{cite web|url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2050/11/2024-CFL-Guide-Digital.pdf |title=2024 CFL Guide |publisher=[[Canadian Football League]] |page=216 |access-date=July 3, 2024}}</ref>

In [[2002 Saskatchewan Roughriders season|2002]], McCallum kicked the winning field goal in game 1 against the expansion [[Ottawa Renegades]] in Ottawa. In game 13 against the Renegades at Taylor Field, McCallum kicked a 56 yard field goal. McCallum participated in a CFL playoff game for the first time since 1997 as the Roughriders qualified for the crossover against the Toronto Argonauts.

In [[2003 Saskatchewan Roughriders season|2003]], McCallum was the CFL West All-Star placekicker. He kicked the winning field goals in game 16 against Calgary and the final game against BC. He participated in Saskatchewan's West Semi-Final victory in Winnipeg and West Final loss in Edmonton as placekicker and punter.

In [[2004 Saskatchewan Roughriders season|2004]], McCallum went 6 for 6 on field goals, including the game winning field goal, against Hamilton in game 13. In the 2004 CFL playoffs, McCallum missed a crucial 18-yard field goal in an overtime game against the [[BC Lions]]. The Roughriders went on to lose the game, and outraged fans vandalized McCallum's northwest Regina home with eggs, dumped manure on his neighbour's property, and uttered death threats to his family. The incident made national news, and the football club and Regina's mayor [[Pat Fiacco]] both denounced the vandalism as an "isolated incident" of "hooliganism". On the comedy show ''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]]'', [[Shaun Majumder]] (playing a Roughriders GM) apologized for calling McCallum "a bum who could be out-kicked by a goat missing a leg".

In [[2005 Saskatchewan Roughriders season|2005]], McCallum kicked and punted in all 18 regular season games for the Roughriders, as well as the crossover East Semi-Final against Montreal. His last field goal at Taylor Field that year was a 53 yarder in the final home game against Calgary.

In the 2004 CFL playoffs, McCallum missed a crucial 18-yard field goal in an overtime game against the [[BC Lions]]. The Roughriders went on to lose the game, and outraged fans vandalized McCallum's northwest Regina home with eggs, dumped manure on his neighbour's property, and uttered death threats to his family. The incident made national news, and the football club and Regina's mayor [[Pat Fiacco]] both denounced the vandalism as an "isolated incident" of "hooliganism". On the comedy show ''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]]'', [[Shaun Majumder]] (playing a Roughriders GM) apologized for calling McCallum "a bum who could be out-kicked by a goat missing a leg".

=== BC Lions (V) ===

=== BC Lions (V) ===