Patrick Kabongo

{{Short description|Gridiron football player (born 1979)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox gridiron football person | name = Patrick Kabongo | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|6|27}} | birth_place = Kinshasa, Zaire | death_date = | death_place = | team = | number = 56 | status = | import = no | position1 = G | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 6 | weight_lb = 364 | college = Nebraska | high_school = Vanier College | CFLDraftedYear = 2003 | CFLDraftedRound = 3 | CFLDraftedPick = 19 | playing_years1 = {{NFL Year|2004}} | playing_team1 = Detroit Lions* | playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2004}} | playing_team2 = Ottawa Renegades* | playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|2004}}–{{CFL Year|2011}} | playing_team3 = Edmonton Eskimos | playing_years4 = {{CFL Year|2012}}–{{CFL Year|2013}} | playing_team4 = BC Lions | career_highlights = * Grey Cup champion (2005) * CFL All-Star (2008) * Eskimos' Most Outstanding Canadian Player (2009) * Eskimos' Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman (2009) * 2× CFLPA Pro Player All Star Team (2007, 2008)<ref>[http://cflpa.com/index.php?module=newser&func=display&topicnum=&nid=24476&writer=0 2008 CFLPA Pro Player All Star Team]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | CFL = 617 }}

'''Watshidimba "Patrick" Kabongo''' (born June 27, 1979) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played for 10 seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Edmonton Eskimos and BC Lions. He signed as a free agent with the Detroit Lions before joining the Ottawa Renegades practice roster. He then joined the Eskimos where he was part of their 93rd Grey Cup championship team in 2005. After his release from Edmonton in January 2012, he signed with the BC Lions on June 4, 2012. He also played defensive tackle for Nebraska.

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140417105157/http://www.bclions.com/roster/show/id/617 BC Lions bio] *[http://cflpa.com/index.php?module=roster&func=display&ros_id=313 Patrick Kabongo CFLPA profile] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20040812084013/http://www.detroitlions.com/bio.cfm?bio_id=235 Detroit Lions bio]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kabongo, Patrick}} Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:American football defensive linemen Category:Canadian football offensive linemen Category:Canadian players of American football Category:Edmonton Elks players Category:BC Lions players Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football players Category:Ottawa Renegades players Category:Sportspeople from Kinshasa