Milt Stegall Milton Eugene Stegall ( born January 25 , 1970 ) is a retired professional gridiron football player who played 17 years of professional football , three years in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals and 14 years in the Canadian Football League with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers . Stegall was an All - Star receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL . Spanning an illustrious 14 year career from 1995 – 2008 , he held several major CFL records upon his retirement including most career receiving yards , and currently holds the record for career receiving touchdowns and most touchdowns scored . In 2012 he was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame . Early years . Stegall was born in Cincinnati , Ohio and attended Roger Bacon High School , where he was a letterman in football and track . Stegall started playing football at age 4 for now defunct Parchman & Oyler Pop Warner Football . During a three year span ( ages 8 – 10 ) , Stegall scored 87 touchdowns playing running back , a record still held today . College career . Stegall attended Miami University , where he was a four - year football letterman from 1988 to 1991 . Stegall finished with 106 receptions for 1 , 581 yards , and eight touchdowns as a wide receiver . Because of his speed ( he competed on Miami ' s track and field team where he holds the 3rd fastest 100 meter dash , 10 . 44 seconds , and 5th fastest 200 meter dash , 21 . 24 seconds ) he was also a dynamic tap dancer , and kick returner , setting a career record of 1 , 377 kick return yards which lasted until 2002 , beaten by defensive back Milt Bowen , who like Stegall signed with the Cincinnati Bengals after college . All of these accomplishments garnered Stegall an honorable mention all - Mid - American Conference selection as a junior . NFL career . Stegall signed as an undrafted free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals . He played 21 games over 3 seasons , where he had four receptions for 43 yards and one touchdown . He was primarily played as a kick returner though , where he totaled 446 yards off of 26 kickoffs and made five tackles on special teams . In the 1995 season , he was signed as a free agent by the Green Bay Packers , but was a late cut after a serious knee injury during the final days of training camp . Blue Bombers . In 1995 , Stegall decided to go north to the Canadian Football League and signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers where he played the final 6 games of the 1995 CFL season , with 469 receiving yards , and two punt returns , one for 80 yards . In his first full season in 1996 , he gained 613 yards receiving on 34 catches for 6 touchdowns . Stegall started out as a wide receiver , garnering him an All - Star selection in the 1997 season after having a 1616 yard season . Soon however , Stegall made the switch to slotback which let him start the play closer to the middle of the larger field . Stegall flourished as a slotback , where in the CFL a player is allowed a running start before the play to gain momentum , being able to outrun defenders with his impressive speed . Stegall would go on to get 3 more All - Star selections as a slotback , peaking in 2002 where he had one of the greatest individual seasons in CFL history . He led the CFL in receptions ( 106 ) , receiving yards ( 1 , 896 ) , yards from scrimmage ( 1 , 896 ) , touchdowns ( 23 ) , receiving touchdowns ( 23 ) , 100 - yard games ( 10 ) , 100 - yard receiving games ( 10 ) , average yards per catch ( 17 . 9 ) and non - kicker scoring ( 140 ) . He set a new league single - season record for touchdowns with 23 and a new league single - season record for receiving touchdowns , also with 23 . All of these made him the obvious choice as the CFL ' s Most Outstanding Player . Stegall has continued his excellence throughout the seasons with the Blue Bombers . Throughout his career , Stegall has led the CFL in receptions once , he twice led the league in receiving yards and he led the league in touchdown receptions 5 times . In 2005 at age 35 , some thought Stegall ' s play would be on the decline , but he shrugged off critics by capping off the season with his 5th All - Star selection . Amidst endless offensive coordinator changes , as well as many head coach changes , Stegall still has remained a reliable , and at times unstoppable force for the Blue Bombers . Arguably one of the most popular Bombers of all time he was named to the All - Time 75th Anniversary Team . With the 2005 season over , there was speculation that Stegall would retire , but he soon announced that he would in fact be returning for , at least , one more year . In the 5th game of the Bombers ' 2007 season , July 27 , 2007 , Milt Stegall became the all - time CFL touchdown leader on a 1 - yard pass originally designed as a running play for the occasion , surpassing running backs Mike Pringle and George Reed , and went on to score another major before the end of the game to bring his total up to that point to 139 touchdowns . Stegall said that he was 99 . 9 % sure that he was going to retire after then 2007 season but on January 31 , 2008 , announced he was returning to the Bombers for another year . ( He also signed for an option year in 2009 ) Stegall has attributed his long and consistent career to a strict work out . On September 12 , 2008 , Stegall initially tied Allen Pitts with a 16 yard touchdown reception to become the CFL ' s all time leader in career receiving yards . Shortly thereafter , Stegall surpassed Pitts with a highlight reel 92 yard touchdown catch and run , totaling 14 , 982 yards in his career . On June 29 , 2012 , he was surpassed by Geroy Simon of the BC Lions and is currently second in career receiving yards . Although he has played in the CFL for many years , has accomplished impressive numbers , and is considered by many to be the greatest receiver in CFL history , Stegall never won the Grey Cup , although he has reached the Grey Cup game twice : 89th Grey Cup vs . Calgary and 95th Grey Cup vs . Saskatchewan . Stegall officially retired from professional football on February 18 , 2009 . Media personality . Stegall is one of the most popular CFL players among the media , providing many quotable statements and answers for reporters . He was voted the best looking man in the CFL . He often gets praise from his teammates for his work ethic , personality , and leadership . Arguably his most famous quote is : On June 3 , 2009 , it was announced that Stegall would join TSN as a guest analyst for their CFL broadcasts throughout the 2009 CFL season . Personal life . Stegall and his wife Darlene are the parents of two sons , Chase Hamilton and Colin Hunter . Stegall made it clear one of the conditions he would hold off retirement and return to playing was if his wife gave birth in the city . He currently lives in Atlanta , Georgia . In the off - season , Stegall invests in the real estate market and owns property in Cincinnati , Ohio and Atlanta . Accomplishments . On July 20 , 2006 , Milt Stegall scored the winning 100 - yard touchdown reception to lead the Blue Bombers to a 25 – 22 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos with no time left . Milt Stegall had 254 yards in the game , perhaps the best game of his career . On December 12 , 2006 , Stegall signed a one - year contract extension to stay with Winnipeg for the 2007 season , but indicated that " there ' s basically no chance " that he will return beyond 2007 . On June 28 , 2007 , Milt Stegall scored the game tying touchdown versus the Edmonton Eskimos to tie the all - time touchdown record , shared with George Reed and Mike Pringle at 137 Touchdowns . On July 27 , 2007 , Milt Stegall became CFL ' s all - time touchdown leader after scoring his 138th touchdown against the Hamilton Tiger - cats . He managed to score two touchdowns that night , and stands at 144 Touchdowns as of October 28 , 2007 . On August 24 , 2007 , the premier of Manitoba honoured Stegall with the Order of the Buffalo Hunt . On August 24 , 2007 , the mayor of Winnipeg honoured Stegall with the key to the city . He also was honoured with a street in Winnipeg adjacent to Canad Inns Stadium formerly called Arena Road ( in reference to the former Winnipeg Arena ) which was renamed Milt Stegall Drive . On September 12 , 2008 Milt Stegall became the leader in receiving yards , moving past Allen Pitts ' previous record . The record is now held by Geroy Simon .