Bernard Wadsworth

Bernard "Bunny" Wadsworth
Career information
Position(s) Defensive Lineman & Offensive Lineman
Career history
As player
1934–41 Ottawa Rough Riders
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 1938, 1939, 1940
Honors 1940 – Grey Cup champion

Bernard "Bunny" Wadsworth was an all-star and Grey Cup champion Canadian football lineman. Playing in the early days of the Ottawa Rough Riders, before the Canadian Football League was formed, Wadsworth's career spanned eight seasons, and included three all-star selections and the 1940 Grey Cup championship. He was honored as a member of the Rough Rider "Half Century" team.[1]

He and his wife Catherine (née Kehoe) had six children, one of whom was Michael "Mike" Wadsworth, Canadian football player, lawyer, businessman, sports analyst and Canadian Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland.[2]

References

  1. Profile, CFLAPEDIA.com; accessed October 23, 2014.
  2. Obituary for John Peter Wadsworth, one of Bunny's sons, obitsforlife.com; accessed October 23, 2014.


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