Steve Mendryk
Appearance
Date of birth | October 1, 1928 |
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Place of birth | Edmonton, Alberta |
Date of death | November 17, 2011 | (aged 83)
Place of death | Edmonton, Alberta |
Career information | |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | HB |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
Canada university | Alberta |
Career history | |
As player | |
1949–1956 | Edmonton Eskimos |
1958 | Edmonton Eskimos |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stephen Warren Mendryk (October 1, 1928 – November 17, 2011) was a Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1954, 1955 and 1956.[1][2] Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, he previously attended and played football at the University of Alberta. Mendryk was later a professor at the University of Alberta, attending the University of California, Berkeley, and University of Oregon for his Ph.D.. He died of congestive heart failure in 2011.[3]