Mike Volcan

Mike Volcan
Date of birth (1932-09-17)September 17, 1932
Place of birth Hamilton, Ontario
Date of death June 25, 2013(2013-06-25) (aged 80)
Place of death Edmonton, Alberta
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) G/Tackle
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career history
As player
1955–1964 Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion (1955, 1956)

Michael Volcan (September 17, 1932 – June 25, 2013) was a Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos. He won the Grey Cup with the Eskimos in 1955 and 1956.[1] Volcan was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario and played football at the Hamilton Technical Institute and Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen.[2] He won the Joe Clarke Memorial Trophy as the Eskimos MVP in 1962. He died in Edmonton in 2013.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=volcamik001
  2. ↑ http://www.thespec.com/sports-story/4021205-mike-volcan-jeff-croonen-made-their-mark-in-cfl-decades-apart/
  3. ↑ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/edmontonjournal/obituary.aspx?pid=166110651
  4. ↑ http://www.esks.com/article/esks-mourn-mike-volcan-sept-17-1932-june-25-2013


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