Dale West
Dale West (born 1941) is a former award winning and Grey Cup champion defensive back who played in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1962 to 1968.
| Born: | 1941 (age 79–80) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
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| Career information | |
| Status | Retired |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | DB |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| College | Arizona |
| University | Regina |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1962–1968 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| CFL West All-Star | 1963, 1964, 1965 |
| Awards | 1963 - Outstanding Canadian : West Division |
| Honors | Grey Cup champion - 1966 |
A graduate of the University of Regina (after attending the University of Arizona and the University of Saskatchewan on a football scholarship) West joined his hometown Green Riders for a 7 season career.[1] Primarily a defensive back, he could punt, kick, return punts and kicks, rush and catch; 6 of his 18 pass receptions went for TDs.[2] As a defender he won 3 all-star selections, intercepting 17 passes. 10 of those came in 1963, when he was selected as runner up for the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award. Finally, West was a member of the Riders famed 1966 squad, which won Saskatchewan's first Grey Cup championship (he made a key interception to set up their first TD.)
After his playing days West became a Roughriders Plaza of Honor inductee (1997) and lives in Regina, where he was program co-coordinator with the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame and Museum and then served three terms as a trustee for the Regina School Division #4.[3]
References
- "FANBASE entry: Dale West". Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
- CFLAPEDIA entry: Dale West
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2012-04-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)The 1966 Roughriders Leader-Post, June 27, 2006