Len Legault

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Len Legault
Born:(1932-08-14)August 14, 1932
Kirkland Lake, Ontario
Died:May 4, 2013(2013-05-04) (aged 80)
Regina, Saskatchewan
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL status National
Position(s) defensive tackle/offensive tackle
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight235 lb (107 kg)
College Kansas State University
Career history
As player
1957–1965 Saskatchewan Roughriders

Len Legault was a Canadian Football League player of the Saskatchewan Roughriders for 9 years as a defensive tackle and an offensive tackle.

After playing football at Kansas State University, Len Legault joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1957 and played 9 years for them. [1] A particularly alert player, Legault recovered 10 fumbles. He was also durable, having played in at least 15 games out of 16 every year except 1961, when he played 12. [2]

In his final year, the Roughriders lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the semi-finals of the 1965 CFL season, one year before winning their first championship, the 54th Grey Cup. While with the Riders, he began teaching at Thom Collegiate where he stayed for 29 years until 1992. He died in 2013. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Len Legault played from 1957 to 1965 with the Saskatchewan Roughriders" . Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  2. ↑ https://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=legaulen001 [ bare URL ]
  3. ↑ "LEONARD LEGAULT" . Retrieved 24 June 2014.
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