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CFL Alumnus Duncan Ellis Passes

His “Blues” won the Yates Cup (Canadian Intercollegiate Championship) in his Senior year: as a top Canadian pro draft pick, he signed with the Hamilton Tiger Cats, joining their 1953 Grey Cup team

CFL Alumnus Melvin Dillard Sr. Passes

CHICAGO (April 6, 2020) – Retired minister Melvin Dillard Sr., who along with his wife, Vergie, were the first African American commissioned missionaries in the Covenant, died Friday. He was …

CFL Alumnus Leonard Skinner Passes

Len’s “Skins” success as a teenager earned him a tryout with the Ottawa Rough Riders. 122 players attended the team’s rookie camp, but only Len and 2 others were selected. He became a professional football player at the age of 18. After one season in Ottawa, Len “Skins” was traded to the Calgary Stampeders, where he immediately became the team’s starting middle linebacker

CFL Alumnus James Shirley Jr. Passes

Jim spent three years trying his hand at pro-football, drafted in 1953 by the Chicago Bears, where he played for the legendary George (Papa Bear) Halas, and a brief time with the Toronto Argonauts

Stampeders mourn the death of Tim Petros

STAMPEDERS.COM STAFF It is with great sadness that the Calgary Stampeders learned of the death of alumnus Tim Petros. He was 58. The Calgary native and product of John G. …

CFL Alumnus Ronald Marciniak Passes

Ron was a graduate of Kansas State University and a former NFL player for the Washington Redskins. He also played for the Toronto Argonauts for a short time then entered the U.S. Army as a Lieutenant in Fort Bliss, TX

LIONS MOURN PASSING OF A LEGEND, NORM FIELDGATE

ALEXRUIZ It is with deep and profound sadness that the BC Lions Football Club today reports the passing of Norm Fieldgate. Widely considered as one of the best Canadian linebackers in CFL …

CFL Alumnus Charles Dubuque Passes

DUBUQUE, Charles (Chuck) PolcherJuly 2, 1932 – February 13, 2020 It is with incredible sadness that we share the loss of the patriarch of the Dubuque family after a long …

CFL Alumnus Arthur Nowack Passes

Obituary of Arthur C. NowackArthur C. Nowack “Paw”Spencerport Passed away peacefully on February 27, 2020 at the age of 89 surrounded by his loving family. He was predeceased by his …

CFL Alumnus Trevor Hoilett Passes

He excelled in hockey, basketball, football and track. He played hockey for the Selkirk Steelers, basketball for the University of Manitoba Bisons, and football for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers

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