Troy Westwood Troy Westwood ( born March 21 , 1967 ; raised in Dauphin , Manitoba ) is a former professional Canadian football place kicker and punter who played 18 years for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League . He was drafted 48th overall in the 6th round of the 1991 CFL Draft by the Blue Bombers and holds several club records , including most points scored in a career ( 2748 ) and most points scored in a single season ( 213 ) . He played college football for the Augustana College Vikings . Professional career . After briefly playing professional soccer for the Winnipeg Fury , Westwood was selected by the Bombers in the 1991 season , when he was selected 48th overall in the 6th round of the Canadian College Draft . Westwood was also known for his mullet , which he reportedly vowed not to cut until he wins the Grey Cup . He decided to grow it out after the 2001 Grey Cup loss to Calgary , in which he missed three out of four field goal attempts . In a radio interview , he publicly denied this claim and attributed his hair to his spirituality , and resents the notion that his hair has anything to do with football . This poor performance capped off what was Westwood ' s worst season statistically as he only converted on 60 . 8 % of his field goal attempts that year . After a disappointing start to the 2007 season against Edmonton , Westwood was told by Bomber coach Doug Berry not to dress for the second game of the season against Montreal . After replacement Rob Pikula went 1 / 2 in field goals , Westwood was reinstated as the Bomber ' s place kicker by the third game of the season . In the 7th game of the season however , Westwood sustained a hamstring injury and his future with the club was again in doubt . However , after injuries to Pikula and newly signed Pat Fleming , Westwood was called upon for kicking and punting duties in the Eastern Semi - Final where he went 1 / 2 , kicking the game winning field goal from 20 yards out with no time left on the clock . Westwood was cut by the Bombers during training camp on June 15 , 2008 . Westwood was re - signed by the Blue Bombers on Oct 19 , 2009 to their practice roster following an injury to starting punter Mike Renaud and struggles by place kicker Alexis Serna to pull double duty . On April , 2010 , Westwood was released by the Blue Bombers . He is known for stirring things up off - field : he has tried his hand at professional boxing and tap dancing , and had a public feud with Montreal Alouette Ed Philion . He is arguably most known for his tongue - in - cheek insult of the rival Saskatchewan Roughriders ' fans by calling them " banjo - pickin ' inbreds . " He later followed that up with a faux apology , saying he did not think anyone in Saskatchewan was actually capable of playing a banjo . These quotes inspired the Banjo Bowl . Music . Westwood , who was exposed to First Nations culture growing up in Dauphin , has also recorded several albums inspired by First Nations music , both in the band Eagle & Hawk and later as a solo artist named Little Hawk . Personal life . Westwood is known by many through his musical career as a member of Manitoba ' s Eagle & Hawk , which he began in 1993 with Vince Fontaine . He provided lead vocals , and songwriting from a First Nations perspective in this role , until stepping down in 2001 , due to the time demands of playing with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers . Troy Westwood worked for Astral Radio as part of the QX 104 " Waking Crew " in Winnipeg from March 2009 through March 2011 . In April 2011 , Westwood appeared on the Canadian version of the show Wipeout .