Al Stevenson
Date of birth | December 23, 1921 |
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Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec |
Date of death | January 4, 1958 | (aged 36)
Career information | |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | OT/DT |
US college | none - Strathcona Academy |
Career history | |
As player | |
1945 | Montreal Hornets |
1946–1951 | Montreal Alouettes |
Honors | 1949 - Grey Cup Champion |
Al Stevenson (December 23, 1921 - January 4, 1958) was a Grey Cup champion Canadian Football League player. He played offensive and defensive tackle.
Stevenson played his first football with Strathcona Academy in Outremont, Quebec.[1] He began his pro career in 1945 with the Montreal Hornets and played with the inaugural Montreal Alouettes team in 1946. He was part of the Larks first Grey Cup championship.[2] He played 59 games for the Als over 6 seasons (but was retired for almost all of the 1948 season due to business matters.).[3] He later pursued a career in the Canadian Army, serving in West Germany and Korea and becoming a sergeant (and coaching the Royal Military Academy team in Kingston, Ontario.)[4] He died in a car accident on January 4, 1958.
References
- ^ Former Alouette Tackle Killed, The Montreal Gazette January 6, 1958
- ^ Montreal Alouettes Pack Power, Passing, Speed Ottawa Citizen, November 23, 1949
- ^ CFLAPEDIA entry - Al Stevenson
- ^ Former Alouette Tackle Killed, The Montreal Gazette January 6, 1958