Curtis Wester
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Date of birth | May 7, 1951 |
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Place of birth | Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Date of death | May 8, 1995 44) | (aged
Place of death | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
Career information | |
CFL status | International |
Position(s) | G |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
College | East Texas State |
NFL draft | 1973 / Round: 9 / Pick: 228 |
Drafted by | Cleveland Browns |
Career history | |
As player | |
1973–1975 | BC Lions |
1979 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 1974 |
CFL West All-Star | 1974 |
Awards | 1974 - DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy |
Curtis Wester (May 7, 1951 – May 8, 1995) was an award winning and all-star guard in the Canadian Football League.
After playing college football at East Texas State, Wester was drafted by the Cleveland Browns of the NFL.[1] He came to Canada in 1974 and played with the BC Lions for 3 seasons, his best year being 1974, when he was an all-star and won the DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy as best lineman in the West Division (and was runner-up for the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award.) He played 33 regular season games for the Leos.[2] He also played one season, 1979, with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
In 1990 he was elected to the Texas A&M-Commerce (East Texas State) Athletic Hall of Fame.[3]
References
- ↑ Texas A&M-Commerce Drafted Players/Alumni
- ↑ 1998 BC Lions Media Guide
- ↑ Texas A&M-Commerce (East Texas State) Athletic Hall of Fame
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