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Dale West

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Dale West
Date of birth1941 (age 82–83)
Place of birthSaskatoon, Saskatchewan
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL statusNational
Position(s)DB
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
US collegeArizona
Canada universityRegina
Career history
As player
19621968Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards
Y
CFL West All-Star1963, 1964, 1965
Awards1963 - Outstanding Canadian : West Division
HonorsGrey Cup champion - 1966

Dale West (born 1941) is a former award winning and Grey Cup champion defensive back who played in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1962 to 1968.

A graduate of the University of Regina (after attending the University of Arizona and the University of Saskatchewan on a football scholarship) West joined his hometown Roughriders for a 7-season career.[1] Primarily a defensive back, he could punt, kick, return punts and kicks, rush and catch; 6 of his 18 pass receptions went for TDs.[2] As a defender he won 3 all-star selections, intercepting 17 passes. 10 of those came in 1963, when he was selected as runner up for the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award. Finally, West was a member of the 'Riders famed 1966 squad, which won Saskatchewan's first Grey Cup championship. West made a key interception to set up their first TD.

After his playing days West became a Roughriders Plaza of Honor inductee (1997) and lives in Regina, where he was program co-coordinator with the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame and Museum and then served three terms as a trustee for the Regina School Division #4.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Fanbase entry: Dale West". Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  2. ^ CFLAPEDIA entry: Dale West
  3. ^ "The 1966 Roughriders". Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2012. Leader-Post, June 27, 2006