Al Benecick
Date of birth | March 20, 1937 |
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Place of birth | Bristol, Connecticut |
Date of death | September 29, 2015 78) | (aged
Place of death | Tallahassee, Florida |
Career information | |
CFL status | International |
Position(s) | OL |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 240 lb (110 kg) |
College | Syracuse |
NFL draft | 1959 / Round: 6 / Pick: 62 |
Drafted by | Philadelphia Eagles |
Career history | |
As coach | |
1970–1971 | Edmonton Eskimos (Line Coach) |
As player | |
1959–1968 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
1969 | Edmonton Eskimos |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 1964, 1965, 1966 |
CFL West All-Star | 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 |
Career stats | |
Fumble Recoveries | 1 |
Al Benecick (March 20, 1937 – September 29, 2015) was a Canadian Football League offensive lineman who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1959 through 1968.[1] He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1966. Benecick retired as a member of the Edmonton Eskimos in 1969.
During Benecick's time as a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, he was named to the CFL's Western All-Star team 4 times.
Benecick was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1996. He died on September 29, 2015.[2]
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