Solomon Elimimian

Bio

Full name: Solomon Elimimian

Born: Oct. 21, 1986 in Calabar, Nigeria (37 years old)

Retired: Feb. 9, 2021

Last Season (2019) Vitals:
  • Player classification: American
  • Height: 6′ 0″
  • Weight: 230 lbs
  • Position: LB
  • Jersey: #10
Amateur Programs
  • Hawai'i
  • Crenshaw HS (Los Angeles, CA)
Programs listed in descending order attended. Help complete the database by providing high school, junior and college participation or corrections.
10 Season Career

Active years: 2010–2019
Active teams (2):

  • BC 2010–2018
  • SSK 2019

142 career games (See notes for restrictions)

  • 133 regular season games (124 games started)
  • 8 playoff games
  • 1 Grey Cup appearance (1 championship win)
1 Grey Cup Appearances
Season/Team Position Jersey Regular
GP		 Playoff
GP		 Grey Cup
GP
10 seasons (2 teams)
(Rank: T485th,
95th percentile,
10 CFL seasons)		 133
(Rank: T802nd,
93rd percentile,
133 CFL games)		 8 1
2010 BC LB 56 16 1 0
2011 BC LB 56 16 1 1
2012 BC LB 56 6 1 0
2013 BC LB 56 15 0 0
2014 BC LB 56 18 1 0
2015 BC LB 56 7 0 0
2016 BC LB 56 18 2 0
2017 BC LB 56 18 0 0
2018 BC LB 56 4 1 0
2019 SSK LB 10 15 1 0
Weekly
2011
  • Defensive Star Week 6 (BC)
2013
  • Defensive Star Week 6 (BC)
2016
  • Top Performer #2 of Week 11 (BC)
  • Top Performer #2 of Week 15 (BC)
  • Top Performer #1 of Week 19 (BC)
2017
  • Top Performer #2 of Week 3 (BC)
Monthly
2011
  • Defensive Star August (BC)
2016
  • Top Performer #3 of September (BC)
  • 2010 Winner (BC) Most Outstanding Rookie
  • 2014 Winner (BC) Most Outstanding Player
  • 2014 Winner (BC) Most Outstanding Defensive Player
  • 2016 Winner (BC) Most Outstanding Defensive Player
  • 2017 Team Nominee (BC) Most Outstanding Player
  • 2017 Team Nominee (BC) Most Outstanding Defensive Player
Canadian Football Hall of Fame

Solomon Elimimian was inducted into the Player wing in 2023.