Dick Fouts
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| Date of birth | August 7, 1933 |
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| Place of birth | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Date of death | August 5, 2003 (aged 69) |
| Place of death | Monterey, California, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | Defensive end |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) |
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| US college | Missouri |
| NFL draft | 1956 / round: 22 / pick: 264 |
| Drafted by | Los Angeles Rams |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1957–1961 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1962–1966 | BC Lions |
| 1967 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1968–1969 | BC Lions |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1963, 1964, 1965 |
| CFL East All-Star | 1958, 1960 |
| CFL West All-Star | 1963, 1964, 1965 |
Richard Lee Fouts (August 7, 1933 – August 5, 2003) was an American professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts and the BC Lions. After playing college football at the University of Missouri, where he was an All-American, Fouts spent his entire 13-year CFL career as a defensive lineman. He was named CFL All-Star three times in 1963, 1964 and 1965, and was a part of the Lions' Grey Cup victory in 1964.
In 1965, he was awarded the DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy and named the best lineman in the West Division of the Canadian Football League.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dick Fouts Best Lineman in West". Vancouver Sun. October 21, 1965. p. 29. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
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