George Festeryga

George Festeryga

Date of birth	July 31, 1926
Place of birth	Hamilton, Ontario
Date of death	January 7, 2010 (aged 83)
Place of death	Port Perry, Ontario
Career information
CFL status	National
Position(s)	RB/DB/QB
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	182 lb (83 kg)
Career history
As player
1947–1948	Hamilton Tigers
1949	Montreal Alouettes
1950	Saskatchewan Roughriders
1951–1952	Edmonton Eskimos
Honors	1949 - Grey Cup Champion

George Festeryga (July 31, 1926 – January 7, 2010) was a Grey Cup champion Canadian Football League player.

A graduate of the Hamilton Tigers junior and senior program, the big and talented Festeryga joined the Montreal Alouettes in 1949. Playing 9 regular season games, he was an integral part of their first Grey Cup championship. He later played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and finished his career in 1952 after 2 seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos.^[1]

He later became a breeder of Appaloosa horses and Murray Grey cattle. He died on January 7, 2010, survived by his wife Barbara and his many children and grandchildren.^[2]

References

1. CFLAPEDIA entry: George Festeryga
2. Video: George Festeryga on YouTube