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The Canadian Football Hall of Fame (CFHOF) is a not-for-profit corporation, located in Hamilton, Ontario, that celebrates achievements in Canadian football. It is maintained by the Canadian Football League (CFL). It includes displays about the CFL, Canadian university football and Canadian junior football history. [1]
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1998 Bernard Eugene Custis (September 23, 1928 – February 23, 2017) was an American and Canadian football player who went on to a distinguished coaching career. He is known for having been the first black professional quarterback in the modern era and first in professional Canadian football , starting for the ...
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1977 Tommy Joe Coffey (November 18, 1936 – August 25, 2020) was a Canadian-American professional football player who was an end , [ a ] wide receiver and place kicker for the Edmonton Eskimos , Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 2012 John Jacob " Jack " Abendschan Jr. (born December 18, 1942) is an American former professional football offensive lineman and placekicker who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1965 through 1975.
Canadian Football Hall of Fame Larry Crawford (born December 18, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was a CFL All-Star four times and was a part of the BC Lions ' Grey Cup championship team in 1985 .
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1983 Earl Lunsford (October 19, 1933 – September 3, 2008), known as the "Earthquake", was a fullback for the Calgary Stampeders and is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame .
In 1964, Tom Casey became the first black player inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, three years before New York Giant Emlen Tunnell became the first black player in the NFL's Pro Football Hall of Fame. [4] Trawick may not have been the first black player in the CFL.
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1982 Willie Fleming (born February 2, 1939) is an American former professional football player with the Canadian Football League (CFL)'s BC Lions . Fleming played collegiately as a halfback at the University of Iowa , where he was a member of the Hawkeyes ' 1959 Rose Bowl championship team .