Duane Forde

Duane Curtis Forde (born May 8, 1969) is a Canadian television broadcaster for TSN and a former player in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Career

College football Born in Toronto, Forde attended the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts, Honours in Physical Education. While studying at Western, Forde played CIAU football for the Western Ontario Mustangs from 1987 to 1990. While he was at UWO, the Mustangs lost just once in the regular season, and they won the 1989 Vanier Cup. Selected two times as the Mustangs' Most Valuable Player, Forde co-captained the 1989 team. Forde's teams reached the Grey Cup on five occasions (1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, and 1999), winning twice (1992 and 1998).

Broadcasting In 2008, Forde joined TSN as a game analyst for their CFL on TSN broadcasts. Forde was also an analyst for TSN.ca's coverage of the 2008 CFL draft. He also contributes regularly to TSN's Sportscentre and writes a weekly column for TSN.ca.

Since 2010, Forde has run the National Invitational Combine during the same week that the CFL holds its own evaluation camp.

Forde is a member of the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame.

Personal life He is married to sports journalist Sheri Forde.