Tom and Suzanne Harris<\/a> \u2014\u00a0proud parents of Trevor, Cody, Chantress and Autumn \u2014\u00a0are also in Winnipeg, having made the trip from Waldo, Ohio.<\/p>\nKalie Harris, Trevor\u2019s wife, will be joined at the game by the couple\u2019s four children \u2014\u00a0T.J., Trace, Tripp and Livian. Kalie\u2019s parents (Jim and Marie Denton) are here as well.<\/p>\n
The guest list also includes Trevor\u2019s mental performance coach (Dr. Chantale Lussier) and chiropractor (Dr. Rob Laquerre), both of Ottawa.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom watching backyard football to this, it has been unreal,\u201d Suzanne said on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the opportunities and places these boys have taken their families, friends, fans and the province of Saskatchewan, we should all feel very blessed, because of the hard work and determination of these young men.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ordinarily, Trevor would text Cody before hitting the field for warmups. The ritual also calls for Trevor to FaceTime his parents from the playing surface.<\/p>\n
No need for that today. They\u2019re all here.<\/p>\n
In the case of Tom and Suzanne, it\u2019s a near miracle.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn 2012, my parents got in a motorcycle accident,\u201d Trevor said during a Saturday media conference that was witnessed by Tom and Suzanne. \u201cThey\u2019re sitting right back there.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were life-flighted. We didn\u2019t know if they were going to make it or not. I got a phone call and was told that my dad had a broken neck and back and 75 stitches in his face. My mom broke an orbital bone in her face. She had a shattered ankle and wrist.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey ended up making it and I just remember thinking, \u2018Football\u2019s not this important. I need to go home and be with my family,\u2019 so I got on the phone with my dad. The words that he could muster were, \u2018If you come home from playing football, I\u2019ll make your face look like mine.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough we sacrifice time with family with the things we do, we also have to understand what this game provides for our loved ones as well. They get to watch us live out a dream, which is something you pinch yourself quite often about.\u201d<\/p>\n
A man of faith from a devout family, Trevor is also grateful that Suzanne has survived breast cancer and that Tom \u2014\u00a0like his wife, a remarkably kind and upbeat person \u2014 is faring well after being diagnosed with leukemia last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve got nine lives and they\u2019re on their third one, so they\u2019ve got plenty of time left,\u201d their proud 39-year-old son said with a smile.<\/p>\n
Mr. and Mrs. Harris have long been fixtures at all their children\u2019s events, ranging from football to baseball to basketball to dance. All four children took dance classes from their mom.<\/p>\n
Football games have always been a bonding experience for a family that includes two sons who were star quarterbacks at Pleasant High School (Marion, Ohio) and Edinboro University (now Pennsylvania Western University).<\/p>\n
Despite the four-year age difference, the football careers of Cody and Trevor intersected in 2009.<\/p>\n
Trevor was a senior at Edinboro \u2014\u00a0also the alma mater for future Roughriders offensive lineman and current Vice-President of Football Operations and General Manager Jeremy O\u2019Day \u2014\u00a0when Cody was a redshirt freshman in 2009.<\/p>\n
\u201cTrevor threw for 630 yards in his last game in college \u2014\u00a0and we lost, 84-63,\u201d Cody said with a chuckle. \u201cIt was absolutely phenomenal.\u201d<\/p>\n
The West Liberty Hilltoppers, whose nickname perhaps foreshadowed Trevor\u2019s eventual residency in Saskatchewan, were the victors in an NCAA Division II playoff game.<\/p>\n
Cody took over at the Edinboro Fighting Scots\u2019 starting quarterback the next year. The team\u2019s first game was, appropriately enough, against West Liberty.<\/p>\n
With Cody calling signals, Edinboro avenged the 2009 season finale by winning 20-19. Cody capped a 12-play, 80-yard drive by throwing what would be the game-winning TD pass to D\u2019Mar Jeter midway through the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
\u201cI talked to Trevor before the game and I remember him telling me, \u2018Whatever you do, don\u2019t throw a pick on the first play,\u2019 \u201d Cody recalled.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, on the first play we ran, our tight end was wide open. I just had to throw it to him, but I threw it away \u2014\u00a0way out of bounds \u2014 because I didn\u2019t want to be intercepted.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was the first play of my career. Looking back now, I could have made that throw 100 times over \u2026 but at least I didn\u2019t throw a pick.\u201d<\/p>\n
Interceptions were infrequent over the next four years as Cody surpassed some of the school passing records Trevor had established at Edinboro.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was so well-loved by everyone there,\u201d Cody said. \u201cEveryone looked to him for leadership, so he was a gateway for me. I got instant respect because of him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s truly a deep-down, good-hearted person to the core.\u201d<\/p>\n
While at Edinboro, Cody also excelled scholastically \u2014\u00a0as you would expect from someone who is now a Physician Assistant, specializing in internal medicine.<\/p>\n
Cody and his wife, Kathleen, reside in Delaware, Ohio (just north of Columbus) with their three children (Caroline, Grayson and Evelyn).<\/p>\n
Trevor is likewise a devoted husband and father \u2014 with a talent for multi-tasking.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll tell you a funny story,\u201d Cody said. \u201cKalie was pregnant and Trevor was literally on the floor in the hospital room, on a foam roller, right before and after the baby was born.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s always thinking ahead. It\u2019s always, \u2018How can I get an advantage and how can I get better every day?\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s obviously a good father and was there for Kalie, but he didn\u2019t want to miss an opportunity to foam roll.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why he\u2019s still playing at this age.\u201d<\/p>\n
And playing at a high level \u2014 as evidenced by the Roughriders\u2019 presence in a Grey Cup Game for the first time since 2013.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere will be a lot of butterflies,\u201d Cody said. \u201cI believe Trevor isn\u2019t going to be as nervous as we\u2019re going to be.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo be there for the game is going to be very special. Hopefully we can finish it off.\u201d<\/p>\n
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