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Dave Carl Mann
No. 16
Date of birth(1932-06-02)June 2, 1932
Place of birthBerkeley, California
Date of deathMay 22, 2012(2012-05-22) (aged 79)
Place of deathToronto
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL statusNational
Position(s)P/RB
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
US collegeOregon State
NFL draft1954 / round: 7 / pick: 74
Career history
As coach
Offence Coach – St. Michael's College intramural football (University of Toronto)
As player
1955–1957Chicago Cardinals
1958Toronto Argonauts
1960–1970Toronto Argonauts
CFL East All-Star1960, 1961
HonorsAll-Time Argo (2005)
Career stats

David Carl Mann (June 2, 1932 – May 22, 2012) was a professional American-born Canadian punter in the NFL and CFL.

Career – College to NFL to CFL

Born in Berkeley, California, Mann played college football at Oregon State University and was drafted in the 7th round of the 1954 NFL Draft by the Chicago Cardinals in the National Football League. He played for the Cardinals for three seasons as a punter, running back, and a special teams member. Then he went to the Canadian Football League where he played for the Toronto Argonauts. When released in the start of the 1969 season, he played for the Bramalea Satellites, being called back to the Argos as if the Bramalea team was a taxi squad.[1]

Dave Mann volunteered as Offence Coach with St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto, under head coach Lex Byrd. During Mann's tenure, the team won four[2] Mulock Cups as intra-collegiate football champions; including the final playing of intra-faculty tackle football at U of T in the fall of 1993.[3]

Personal, Post Football and Death

Mann became a Canadian citizen and moved to Mississauga, Ontario and instructed techniques in golf. Mann opened a restaurant and became friends with comedian Bill Cosby.[4]

Mann died on May 22, 2012 in a Toronto nursing home due to complications from dementia.[4]

References

  1. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4eNUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bDwNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1113,4443703&dq=bramalea+satellites&hl=en
  2. ^ http://www.uoftintramurals.ca/news/?id=241
  3. ^ http://stmikes.utoronto.ca/alumni/pdf/spring06.pdf
  4. ^ a b "Toronto Argonauts kicking great Dave Mann dies at age 80". thestar.com. May 23, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
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