Marv Luster
Appearance
Date of birth | November 27, 1937 |
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Place of birth | Shreveport, Louisiana |
Career information | |
Status | Retired |
CFL status | International |
Position(s) | DB/WR |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
US college | UCLA |
AFL draft | 1960 / round: Second Selections |
Drafted by | Buffalo Bills |
NFL draft | 1960 / round: 9 / pick: 97 |
Drafted by | Los Angeles Rams |
Career history | |
As player | |
1961–1964 | Montreal Alouettes |
1964–1972 | Toronto Argonauts |
1973–1974 | Montreal Alouettes |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 |
CFL East All-Star | 1961, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 |
Career stats | |
Marvin Luster (born November 27, 1937) was a football player in the CFL for fourteen years. He was selected originally by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1960 NFL Draft. He starred as a defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes. With the Alouettes he won the 1974 Grey Cup. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. In November, 2006, he was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#35) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.[1][2] He lives in Atlanta.
References
- ^ Matsumoto, Rick (August 17, 2009). "Retro: Wonderful Marv Luster". cfl.ca. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Marv Luster". cflapedia.com. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
External links
Categories:
- 1937 births
- Living people
- American players of Canadian football
- Canadian football defensive backs
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Grey Cup champions
- Montreal Alouettes players
- Sportspeople from Shreveport, Louisiana
- Toronto Argonauts players
- UCLA Bruins football players
- Canadian football defensive back stubs