Ben Cahoon Ben Cahoon ( b . July 16 , 1972 ) is a former professional Canadian football slotback in the Canadian Football League who spent his entire career with the Montreal Alouettes . He won the award for the Most Outstanding Canadian in the CFL two years in a row in 2002 and 2003 . At the time of his retirement after the 2010 season , Cahoon ranked sixth overall in career receiving yards with 13 , 301 yards and the all - time leader overall in pass receptions with 1 , 017 . He is also the all - time leading receiver in Grey Cup history with 46 receptions and 658 receiving yards . Cahoon is now the receivers coach at Brigham Young University . Honours . Cahoon had caught at least one pass in 202 of his last 203 games and at least one pass in each of his last 144 games . Early years . Cahoon spent part of his childhood in Southern Alberta and is therefore considered a non - import under the CFL ' s import / non - import ratio rule . Cahoon played his high school sports at Mountain View High School in Orem , Utah , where he earned All - Region and All - State honors in football , basketball , and soccer . He was named Mountain View ' s Athlete of the Year in 1990 . College career . Cahoon played two seasons ( 1993 – 94 ) at Ricks College , now known as Brigham Young University – Idaho , in Rexburg , Idaho . He set school records for most receptions and most receiving yards in a single season and in a career . In 1994 , he ranked second in the nation in receiving and was named Junior College All - American . He transferred to Brigham Young University in Provo , Utah . He played in every game for the Cougars in 1996 , when BYU became the first Division I - A team in NCAA history to win 14 games in a single season . In his senior year ( 1997 ) , Cahoon became BYU ' s top receiver with 84 catches . He averaged 84 . 6 receiving yards per game during that season including an 8 - catch , 217 - yard performance in the Cougars ' 10 - 7 win at Arizona State University . Professional career . He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the first round ( sixth overall ) in the 1998 CFL Draft . He won the 90th Grey Cup , 97th Grey Cup and 98th Grey Cup with Montreal in 2002 , 2009 and 2010 . He was named Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian in both 2002 and 2009 . His number with the Montreal Alouettes is 86 . In 2004 , Cahoon was part of a CFL precedent with four receivers on one team reaching the 1000 - yard mark in one season : Cahoon with 1183 yards , Jeremaine Copeland with 1154 yards , Thyron Anderson with 1147 yards , and Kwame Cavil with 1090 yards . The 2005 Montreal Alouettes would repeat this feat , with Cahoon the only player repeating : the four receivers consisted of Kerry Watkins ( 1364 yards ) , Terry Vaughn ( 1113 yards ) , Cahoon ( 1067 yards ) , and Dave Stala ( 1037 yards ) . On August 2 , 2007 , Cahoon kicked a game winning 22 - yard field goal in overtime in a 30 - 27 victory over the Toronto Argonauts . He replaced Damon Duval , who had been ejected from the game . Ben Cahoon stands only 5 ' 9 , but is able to bench press 225 lbs 19 times . He is also considered to be one of the greatest slotbacks ever , and was nominated with Anthony Calvillo for the CFL Greatest QB - WR Combo of All Time . He was named an East Division All - Star in 1999 , 2000 , 2002 , 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008 and 2009 . He has also been named a CFL All Star on numerous occasions . In 2008 , Cahoon broke Peter Dalla Riva ' s record for most touchdowns ever by an Alouette receiver . He has had nine 1 , 000 yard receiving seasons , including a streak of eight straight . On December 15 , 2008 , Ben Cahoon re - signed with the Alouettes , where the deal called for a one - year contract with an option . This enables Cahoon to play his 12th CFL season , all of them with the Montreal Alouettes . On May 14 , 2010 Cahoon confirmed his return for the 2010 season . On October 11 , 2010 , in a home game against the Calgary Stampeders , Cahoon became the CFL ' s all - time reception leader , catching his 1 , 007th career pass from Anthony Calvillo in the 4th quarter . The previous record of 1 , 006 was held by Terry Vaughn . On January 26 , 2011 , Ben Cahoon announced his retirement . Coaching career . On February 1 , 2011 , Brigham Young University head football coach , Bronco Mendenhall , announced Ben Cahoon would join the BYU coaching staff as the wide receivers coach . Personal life . Cahoon was owner of Power Pad Insoles , LLC a company that sells performance enhancing insoles . He is the son - in - law of current Utah Governor Gary R . Herbert . A devout Mormon , Cahoon said he disliked playing football on Sunday , which he believed should be reserved for rest and prayer .