MONTREAL - Star slotback Ben Cahoon's jersey No. 86 will be retired by the Montreal Alouettes.

Cahoon, who became the Canadian Football League's all-time leader in pass receptions in 2010, his final season, will be honoured in a half time ceremony during a game July 29 against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

In 224 career games over 13 seasons, all with Montreal, Cahoon caught 1,017 passes for 13,301 yards and 65 touchdowns. The favourite target of quarterback great Anthony Calvillo had nine seasons with 1,000 receiving yards.

The three-time Grey Cup winner was named the CFL's outstanding Canadian in 2002 and 2003 and was tabbed top Canadian in the Grey Cup game in 2003 and 2009.

He is the all-time leader in Grey Cup game receiving with 46 career catches for 658 yards.

Cahoon holds a team record with 32 career 100-yard receiving games. He had a streak of 144 games with at least one catch, fourth-longest in CFL history. His 112 receptions in 2003 was a team record and is one short of a league record.

He was named a CFL all-star three times.

Cahoon was born in Utah of Canadian parents and spent part of his childhood in Alberta. He was picked by Montreal in the first round, sixth overall, of the 1998 draft.

He will be the 11th Alouette to have his number retired.