Gene Gaines
| Date of birth: |
(1938-06-26) June 26, 1938 (age 74) |
| Place of birth: |
Los Angeles, California |
| Career information |
| Status: |
Retired |
| CFL status: |
Non-import |
| Position(s): |
DB |
| Height: |
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: |
185 lb (84 kg) |
| College: |
UCLA |
| Organizations |
| As coach: |
1982
1986-1990 |
Edmonton Eskimos (DB Coach)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Secondary Coach) |
| As player: |
1961
1962-1969
1970-1976 |
Montreal Alouettes
Ottawa Rough Riders
Montreal Alouettes |
| Career highlights and awards |
| CFL All-Star: |
1965, 1966, 1967 |
| CFL East All-Star: |
1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971 |
| Awards: |
1966 Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy |
| Honors: |
Grey Cup champion - 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974 |
| Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1994 |
Gene Gaines (born June 26, 1938) was a football player in the CFL sixteen years. He starred as a defensive back for the Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal Alouettes. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.[1]
In 1970 he was both a player and one of the defensive backfield coaches for the Alouettes.[2][3]
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Before re-purposing in 1973 the trophy was awarded to the player who best exemplified skill, sportsmanship, and courage in the IRFU or the CFL East
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Gaines, Gene |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Player of American and Canadian football |
| Date of birth |
1938-06-26 |
| Place of birth |
Los Angeles, California |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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