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
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 …
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
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