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Gord Rowland

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Gord Rowland
No. 27/97
Born:(1930-09-01)September 1, 1930
Montreal, Quebec
Died:October 1, 2018(2018-10-01) (aged 88)
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL statusNational
Position(s)LB, DB
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight172 lb (78 kg)
High schoolWilliam Dawson (Montreal, QC)
Career history
As player
19541964Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1962
CFL West All-Star1955, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962
Honors

Gordon Rowland (September 1, 1930 – October 1, 2018) was a two-sport national champion in soccer and Canadian football. He won the Challenge Trophy in soccer with Montréal Stelco and the Grey Cup in the Canadian Football League with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[1]

In 1997 he was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.

He died on October 1, 2018.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Gord Rowland CFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Rowland Gordon Obituary". Winnipeg Free Press Passages. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
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