Walt Radzick
Date of birth | May 25, 1935 |
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Place of birth | Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada |
Date of death | March 31, 2005 | (aged 69)
Place of death | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Defensive Tackle |
US college | University of Toronto |
Career history | |
As player | |
1956 | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers |
1958–59 | Calgary Stampeders |
1960–64 | Toronto Argonauts |
1965 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Awards | 1958 - Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy |
Honors | Grey Cup champion - 1965 |
Walter Raymond Radzick (May 25, 1935 – March 31, 2005) was an award-winning defensive tackle who played in the Canadian Football League from 1958 to 1965.[1][2]
A graduate of the University of Toronto, Radzick first played football with the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers of the Ontario Rugby Football Union. In 1958 he signed with the Calgary Stampeders[3] where he won the Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy for best Canadian rookie in the west (with 1 interception and 2 fumble recoveries.) In 1960 he returned to Toronto, starting 5 seasons with the Argonauts; 66 regular season games and 5 playoff games.[4] He finished his career playing 6 games with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1965 (the year they won the Grey Cup.)[5] As an Argonaut, Radzick missed only one game from 1961 to 1964.[6] He died in 2005 in Toronto at the age of 69.[7]
References
- ^ http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=radziwal001
- ^ FANBASE entry : Walt Radzick
- ^ Calgary Stampeders All-Time Roster
- ^ 2006 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide
- ^ ' However, Walter did not actually play in the Grey Cup that year. 'Ti-Cats wait for Radzick Leader-Post, August 11, 1965
- ^ https://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=radziwal001
- ^ https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theglobeandmail/obituary.aspx?n=walter-raymond-radzick&pid=189818661
- 1935 births
- Calgary Stampeders players
- Toronto Argonauts players
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- 2005 deaths
- Canadian Football League Rookie of the Year Award winners
- Canadian football defensive linemen
- Ontario Rugby Football Union players
- Grey Cup champions
- Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers players
- Players of Canadian football from Manitoba
- People from Saint Boniface, Winnipeg
- Sportspeople from Winnipeg