Al Benecick
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Position | Offensive lineman |
Personal information | |
Born | Bristol, Connecticut, U.S. | March 20, 1937
Died | September 29, 2015 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. | (aged 78)
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Syracuse |
NFL draft | 1959: 6th round, 62nd overall pick |
Career history | |
Playing | |
1959–1968 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
1969 | Edmonton Eskimos |
Coaching | |
1970–1971 | Edmonton Eskimos (Line Coach) |
Awards and highlights | |
Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 1996) |
Al Benecick (March 20, 1937 – September 29, 2015) was an American professional football offensive lineman who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1959 to 1968.[1] He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Roughriders in 1966. Benecick retired as a member of the Edmonton Eskimos in 1969.
During Benecick's time as a member of the Roughriders, he was named to the CFL's Western All-Star team four times.
Benecick was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1996. He died on September 29, 2015.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Canadian Football Hall of Fame - Al Benecick
- ^ "Your online newspaper for Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and area". Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.