Vic Stevenson

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Vic Stevenson
Born: (1960-09-22) September 22, 1960 (age 63)
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL status National
Position(s) C, OT
College Calgary
CFL draft 1981, Round: 5, Pick: 37
Drafted by Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career history
As player
19821992 Saskatchewan Roughriders
19931995 BC Lions
1996 Toronto Argonauts
1997 Edmonton Eskimos
1998 Montreal Alouettes
1998 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 1992
CFL West All-Star 1991, 1992

Victor Stevenson (born September 22, 1960) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played 17 seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for five different teams. He was named CFL All-Star in 1992 and was a part of three Grey Cup championship teams: with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1989, with the British Columbia Lions in 1994 and with the Toronto Argonauts in 1996. Stevenson played college football at the University of Calgary.

Currently, he is teaching at Winston Knoll Collegiate.


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