O'Mahony found

[Blue Fan]

O'Mahony found
MAY 22 2006 04:40 PM

Winnipeg Blue Bomber kicker Duncan O'Mahony has been located, and he's safe.

The family issued a statement this afternoon saying his whereabouts have been determined, and they were able to establish contact with him.

The family says he's safe, and they're asking for privacy to bring the matter to a close.

O'Mahony had been missing since Friday when he missed a connecting flight from Calgary to Winnipeg, where he was to report to training camp on Saturday.

CJOB's Brett Megarry reporting.

[SammyGreene]

That's great news and a huge sigh of relief.
The Canadian Press story says the Bombers have already released him and are in search of another kicker to bring to camp.

Don't know what prompted this but maybe the reality of being released by his hometown team and having to go elsewhere caught up with him on the flight to Calgary. I'm sure its been an emotional rollercoaster for him.

Hopefully he can get things straightened out and move forward. He is one of the top punters in this league.

[Robbie]

More news articles on him:

http://www.cbc.ca/story/sports/national ... icker.html

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/news_story/?ID=166636&hubname=

I wasn't all that concerned about his disappearance and I was fairly confident that he would turn up okay. After all, isn't Duncan a little too old and big to be considered a runaway boy or kidnapped boy?

[Robbie]

According to the CP article, this incident may have costed Duncan his job in Winnipeg:

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"But Brendan Taman, the team's general manager, said earlier Monday the Blue Bombers were looking for a new kicker.

"We've moved on. We've got to acquire some new people in his position," Taman said in an interview. "It's unfortunate, but football-wise we have to move on and we're going to move on. We have to ... try and field a team.

[TheLionKing]

Kickers march to their own drummer but this Duncan is beginning to take the cake.

[Robbie]

I'm really looking forward to finding out exactly what happened. It's probably not good to make premature assumptions and poke fun at him - just in case it really was a serious issue.

[CB123]

This whole thing has been so strange.

[Rammer]

I'm really looking forward to finding out exactly what happened. It's probably not good to make premature assumptions and poke fun at him - just in case it really was a serious issue.

I don't think we will find out until he makes his way back into the CFL....if that happens.

[Solar Max]

Just happy that he's been found.

Maybe once he gets over the episode, he could (if he wants to) find his way to Brendan Taman's Office for a heart to heart, and still be in the running for a job.

And he might even miss some of Camp to boot.

[Steve O'Brien]

I am glad he has been found and is safe.

Whatever issues were involved with this, I certainly hope he can resolve them.

As for the details, that's none of my business. It should only be the business of those he chooses to inform.

I wish him luck.

[OrangeShoes99]

I am glad he has been found and is safe.

Whatever issues were involved with this, I certainly hope he can resolve them.

As for the details, that's none of my business. It should only be the business of those he chooses to inform.

I wish him luck.

Well said...losing the Bombers job should be the least of his concerns right now. He needs to sort out his issues and get his mind right.

All the best to him.

[Don Miller]

Glad to hear Duncan has called his family. I hope he is able to deal with whatever problem he has. I am sure the rollercoaster ride he has been on has not been fun. The life of pro athlete can be very tough at times. I hope that the Bombers can help him work through this and give him a chance to prove himself. He can kick!

[Charlene]

Poor Duncan :no:


I'm glad he's ok, i hope everything works out for the best for him!

[MykAussie]

As I'm here late Tues night/Wed morning in Calgary and listening to Gabriel Morency on SportsRage Montreal Team 990 on Internet radio talking about Duncan I decided to email Gabriel.

Gabriel,
I can honestly say he is a friend of mine. He's a great guy. I suppose we will all find out what is going on in his life soon. I know one thing is the Vancouver Media were Aholes to Duncan. They hounded him way to much and Duncan did not handle it very well.

While some BC Lions Fans that have no idea about football bagged his punting. I used to argue with some fans at BC Place in 04 and 05 sticking up for his punting. He punted very well for the BC Lions in 90% of the games. He did have a bad Grey Cup in 2004 though and he definitely struggled with goal kicking but he is still a very good punter.

I think Paul McCallum is not that good anymore and I was concerned when the Lions got him and let Duncan go. As a BC Lions fan #1 I now hope Paul McCallum is better in 06 than he was in 05 for the Riders. I'll call you soon. I'm still in Calgary, went to Stamps opening day practice yesterday." Myk

[Yank In BC]

bagged his punting.

I think he got more flack as a kicker. The fact they wnet with Andersn to KO showed alot. Before the PM deal I would have been happy to see him split the duties with Congi for a season.