Sherwyn Thorson

Sherwyn Thorson
Date of birth May 10, 1940
Place of birth Fort Dodge, Iowa
Date of death April 6, 2016(2016-04-06) (aged 75)
Place of death Fort Dodge, Iowa
Career information
CFL status International
Position(s) G
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career history
As player
1962–1968 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion (1962)

Sherwyn Arthur Thorson (May 10, 1940 – April 6, 2016) was a Canadian football player who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1962.[1] He played college football and wrestled at heavyweight with the University of Iowa, placing 2nd in 1960 and 1st in 1962. Thorson is a member of the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame (2007) and University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame (2011).[2][3] He died of cancer in 2016.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=thorsshe001
  2. ↑ http://www.iowawrestlinghalloffame.com/inductees/sherwyn-thorson.html
  3. ↑ http://www.hawkeyesports.com/genrel/061011aab.html
  4. ↑ http://www.hawkeyesports.com/news/2016/4/6/Two_Sport_All_American_Sherwyn_Thorson_Passes_.aspx


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