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Since being released by BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall after the 2012 season as part of the great offensive shakeup that year, former receivers coach Ben Cahoon has done quite well for himself. He's working for a medical devices company called Arthrex, and, of course, he's married to Gov. Gary Herbert's daughter. And oh yeah: He's getting inducted into the Canadian Football League's Hall of Fame. What's more, the induction ceremonies are in Montreal this weekend, the city in which Cahoon played his entire record-setting CFL career. "It was a surprise. I found out last November," Cahoon said Friday night from Montreal when I caught up to him via telephone. The ceremony is Saturday night and Cahoon will go into the Hall with former Alouettes great Uzooma Okeke and assistant coach Wally Buono, a native Montrealer. "It is a great honor," Cahoon said. "It forces you to reflect on your career and causes you to think about all the great help you had along the way, the great teammates and staff, and physical therapists and trainers that just allowed you to get out there and play on game day." Cahoon said his favorite CFL moment came after he helped lead the Als to a Grey Cup championship, their first championship in 20 years. "That was magical," he said. "There was a huge ticker-tape parade down the main drag in Montreal. That was just like a dream. A million fans lining the streets. It was just awesome." Cahoon also talked about the time he was asked to kick a field goal in a game, having never attempted one in high school or at college at BYU. He nailed it. "A typical 'only in the CFL' experience, I guess," he said. Cahoon's wife, parents and in-laws (yes, the governor is there) will attend the ceremony Saturday night and a game against the Calgary Stampeders on Sunday in which the inductees will be feted at halftime.Cahoon says he still follows the Cougars."It is hard not too, living in Utah County. But yeah, I have an interest in them. A lot of guys that I coached are still playing, and I have an interest in them and follow them closely." Does he have any bitterness toward the program after offensive coordinator Brandon Doman's entire offensive staff was let go after the 2012 season? "Yeah, it is bittersweet, for sure. Absolutely," he said. Cahoon was the CFL's all-time leader overall in pass receptions when he retired in 2010, with 1,017. He's the all-time leading receiver in Grey Cup history with 46 catches for 658 yards. He won the Most Outstanding Canadian award in the CFL two years in a row, 2002 and 2003.