Greg Stumon

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Greg Stumon
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Born: (1963-05-26) May 26, 1963 (age 59)
Plain Dealing, Louisiana, U.S.
Career information
CFL status American
Position(s) DE/LB
College Southern Arkansas
Career history
As player
19861988 BC Lions
1989 Edmonton Eskimos
19901992 Ottawa Rough Riders
19941995 Shreveport Pirates
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 1987, 1988, 1990
CFL East All-Star 1990
CFL West All-Star 1987, 1988
Awards1987 CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award

Greg Stumon (born May 26, 1963) is a former award-winning defensive end and linebacker who played the Canadian Football League.

A native of Plain Dealing, Louisiana, he attended the Southern Arkansas University, [1] and was inducted into that school's Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.

He began his CFL career with the BC Lions in 1986, [1] playing until 1988. He won the CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award in 1987. He made the 1987 all-star team as a defensive end and the 1988 all-star team as an outside linebacker. After one season with the Edmonton Eskimos (1989) he moved on to the Ottawa Rough Riders (1990–92) where he made the 1990 all-star team as a defensive end. [2] He later played with the expansion Shreveport Pirates for 1994 and 1995.

He trialled with the Dallas Cowboys in 1990 but was cut before the season started. [3]

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