Dick Gregory (Canadian football)
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Born: | Billings, Montana, U.S. | April 15, 1929
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) |
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High school: | Billings |
College: | Minnesota |
Position: | Halfback & Kicker |
NFL draft: | 1952 / Round: 22 / Pick: 260 |
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Richard Allen Gregory[1] (born April 15, 1929) is a Canadian football player.[2]
A graduate of Billings High School[3] and the University of Minnesota[4] and selected by the Chicago Bears in 1952,[5] Gregory came to Canada to play professionally. He started with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1952, but it was the next year when he had a career season. Playing with the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers he scored 98 points in 10 games (best in both the ORFU or CFL), helped win the league championship, was an all-star, and won the Imperial Oil Trophy as league MVP.[6] After a try out with the Green Bay Packers, he returned to the ORFU in 1957, playing a season with the Sarnia Imperials.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "University of Minnesota 1953 March Commencement" (PDF).
- ^ "Dick Gregory CFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Dick Gregory MHSA Athletes' Hall of Fame" (PDF).
- ^ "NFL Draft History". gophersports.com.
- ^ "Chicago Bears All-Time Draft History". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ Golden Bears Sign High Scoring Import Back Windsor Daily Star, August 10, 1957
- ^ "The Windsor Daily Star - Google News Archive Search". google.com.