Don Walsh (Canadian football)

Don Walsh

Born:	1932 Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Died:	2006 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Career information
CFL status	National
Position(s)	LB, offensive guard
College	University of Denver
Career history
As player
1953–1954	Calgary Stampeders
1955–1964	Saskatchewan Roughriders

Don Walsh (1932-2006) was a football player who mainly played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1953 to 1964 at offensive guard and linebacker.

Don Walsh was born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, and grew up in Montreal. Walsh played college football at the University of Denver. Walsh first joined the Calgary Stampeders in 1953 but played most of his career as a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1955 to 1964 at the positions of offensive guard and linebacker.

After studying the subject at the University of Denver and the University of Arizona and after his professional career, Walsh became an architect. He died from cancer in Vancouver at the age of 74.