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Born: | New Westminster, British Columbia | September 22, 1960
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Career information | |
Status | Retired |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | C/OT |
College | Calgary |
CFL draft | 1981 / Round: 5 / Pick: 37 |
Drafted by | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Career history | |
As player | |
1982–1992 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
1993–1995 | 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 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played 17 seasons in the Canadian Football League 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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