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Curtis, Cohee two CFL trendsetters die

The CFLAA is mourning the loss of two former CFL players, Richard “Dick” Cohee and Ulysses “Crazy Legs” Curtis, both of whom died this past month.

Curtis died Oct. 6 in Toronto, Ontario at the age of 87.

Cohee died Oct. 11 in Burnaby, British Columbia at the age of 73.

curtis-coheeA running back who played his entire career with the Argos (1950-1954), Curtis’s accomplishments with the Boatmen are many. He is 6th on the all-time TD list (47), 4th on the all-time rushing list (3,712 yards on 529 caries), 2nd all-time with most yards in a game (208) and 3rd all-time for most 100 yard rushing games (12). Curtis was named to All-Time Argos list in 2005.

He won two Grey Cups.

Cohee, who succumbed to cancer, played with Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa and Saskatchewan between the years 1960-1968. A versatile player, he played both sides of the ball over the course of his career, both as running back and a defensive back.

He won two Grey Cups, both with Hamilton.

 

Comments: 2

  1. Wayne Shaw says:

    Dick Cohee was a very good two way player. He and Bill Burrell bought Taxi Cabs in Regina and I drove Cohee to the airport when he was traded to Hamilton as he owed me money for a new set of tires for the cab, He sent me the money & I was instructed to turn the cab over to Burrell.

  2. ricky bogan says:

    Thank you for the update on Richard Cohee from Wichita Falls Texas i was in grade school when richard was in high school but in my small home town we went the same school . Richard was and is the number one football star of his day ,but people he was a better person. Now i am 65 years young and RICHARD COHEE was and is my hero today , God bless you Richard and your beautiful family .

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