Oatten Fisher

Oatten Fisher
Born:	April 1, 1924; Salisbury, North Carolina, U.S.
Died:	April 30, 2006 (aged 82); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Career information
Position(s)	Guard, Tackle
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
College	University of North Carolina
Career history
As player
1950	Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
1951	Toronto Argonauts
1952–1953	Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
1954	Toronto Argonauts
1955–1956	Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
1959	Calgary Stampeders
Honors	ORFU All-Star - 1950, 1953, 1955; Salisbury/Rowan Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2015 (posthumous)

Oatten Fisher (April 1, 1924 – April 30, 2006), was an all-star Canadian Football League player.

Having played college football at the University of North Carolina, Fisher embarked on an 8-year career in Canada. While he only played 16 games over 2 seasons with the Toronto Argonauts, he had a successful stint with the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers of the Ontario Rugby Football Union, where he was selected an all-star 3 times.^[2] He finished his football career in 1959 with the Calgary Stampeders.^[3]

Fisher was among the first African-American players to break the colour barrier in the CFL.^[1] He died in Toronto on April 30, 2006.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b London, Mike (January 7, 2015). "Football Legend: Salisbury native a pioneer north of the border". salisburypost.com. Salibury Post. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
^ Toronto Argonaut 2006 Media Guide
^ CFLAPEDIA entry - Oatten Fisher
^ "Deaths, Memorial, Births", The Toronto Star, May 3, 2006, pg. B6