Gene Gaines
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American gridiron football player (born 1938)
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| Date of birth | (1938-06-26) June 26, 1938 (age 86) |
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| Place of birth | Los Angeles, California |
| Career information | |
| Status | Retired |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | DB |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| US college | UCLA |
| AFL draft | 1961 / Round: 21 / Pick: 167 |
| Drafted by | San Diego Chargers |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1982 | Edmonton Eskimos (DB Coach) |
| 1986–1990 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Secondary Coach) |
| As player | |
| 1961 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 1962–1969 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| 1970–1976 | 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 | 4× Grey Cup champion - 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974 |
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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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