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.
A 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.
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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.
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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