Benny Steck
Appearance
Date of birth | May 5, 1921 |
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Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec |
Date of death | October 22, 2012 | (aged 91)
Place of death | Ottawa, Ontario |
Career information | |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | G/Tackle |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1945–1946 | Montreal Hornets/Alouettes |
1947–1951 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Benny Steck (May 5, 1921 – October 22, 2012) was a Canadian football player who played for the Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal Alouettes. He won the Grey Cup with Ottawa in 1951.[1] Steck was born to Latvian immigrants in Montreal, where he played junior and senior football. He was later a grocer. He died in Ottawa in 2012.[2]