Lionel Conacher, Jr.

Lionel Conacher, Jr.
Date of birth (1936-01-08) January 8, 1936
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Career information
Position(s) Running back
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg)
College University of Western Ontario
CFL draft 1960 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
Drafted by Montreal Alouettes
Career history
As player
1960 Montreal Alouettes

Lionel Conacher, Jr. (born January 8, 1936) is a former running back in the Canadian Football League. He is the son of famed Canadian sports legend, Lionel Conacher.

A graduate University of Western Ontario, his selection in the university draft stirred up considerable controversy when the Toronto Argonauts passed him up for Bill Mitchell (who, incidentally, ended up being the 1960 rookie of the year).[1]

Drafted by the Montreal Alouettes, Conacher's career was brief, totalling 6 games during the 1960 season.[2]

His brother is Brian Conacher, a hockey player who represented Canada at the 1964 Winter Olympics and won a Stanley Cup with the 1967 Toronto Maple Leafs.

References

  1. CFLAPDIA entry: Bill Mitchell
  2. CFLAPDIA entry: Lionel Conacher Jr.
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