Born: | Jennings, Kansas, U.S. | February 19, 1934
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Died: | July 26, 2018 84) Kipling, Saskatchewan, Canada | (aged
Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | C/LB |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1957 – 1967 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Career highlights and awards | |
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CFL East All-Star | 1957 |
Galen Wahlmeier (February 19, 1934 – July 26, 2018) was a Canadian football player who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. [1] He won the Grey Cup with them in 1966. [2] He played college football at University of Kansas. In 1985, he was in a movie called Shipbuilder. [3] Wahlmeier later served as mayor of Estevan, Saskatchewan. In 2018, he died in Kipling, Saskatchewan. [4] [5]
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