Burger named for Hall of Famer Calvillo supports good cause

First the “Call to the Hall” & now this…

Anthony Calvillo’s 2017 season has been quite impressive & the Als haven’t even played a down of football.

Via Herb Zurkowsky, Montreal Gazette:

In March, Calvillo, who retired after the 2013 season as professional football’s career passing leader, learned he was being inducted this September into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

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Then in early April, while attending the English Montreal School Board’s volunteer appreciation evening, Calvillo was told by Montreal restaurant entrepreneur Jonathan Dresner there would be a burger for the month of May named after him at Dresner’s three Notre-Boeuf-de-Grâce locations.

“It’s an honour. It’s one of those things you don’t expect. Even when they told me, I didn’t know what to expect. They asked me what I liked and we went from there,” said Calvillo, who spent two decades playing in the Canadian Football League — including the final 16 seasons with Montreal — and now serves as the Als’ quarterbacks coach.

Calvillo Burger

“Man, this is pretty cool. It’s not everyday you have a burger named after you,” added Calvillo, who learned of Dresner’s idea while receiving the EMSB’s first volunteer ambassador of the year award at a dinner last month at which both were in attendance.

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