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Roy Shatzko

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Roy Shatzko
No. 55
Born:(1940-04-04)April 4, 1940
Vancouver, British Columbia
Died:December 10, 2009(2009-12-10) (aged 69)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Career information
Position(s)Defensive tackle
CollegeUniversity of British Columbia
CFL draft1965, round:
Drafted byCalgary Stampeders
Career history
As player
1965–1966BC Lions
1967–1972Edmonton Eskimos
AwardsEdmonton Eskimos' 1968 nominee as Most Outstanding Canadian Player
Honors1970 CFL All Star Game

Roy Shatzko (April 4, 1940 – December 10, 2009) was a Canadian Football League defensive tackle who played for the BC Lions and Edmonton Eskimos. Drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the CFL College Draft in February, 1965, he was traded to his hometown BC Lions before the start of that season. Joining "The Headhunters", the talented Lions defense which helped B.C. win its first Grey Cup in 1964, he backed up Mike Cacic and Dick Fouts.[1][2]

Shatzko was traded to Edmonton at the start of the 1967 CFL season, and played five full seasons for the Eskimos. He retired after the first game of the 1972 season. He was credited with three fumble recoveries in his 112-game CFL career, was the Eskimos' 1968 Nominee as Most Outstanding Canadian Player, and was selected as an alternate to the 1970 CFL All-Star team which played the defending Grey Cup Champion Ottawa Rough Riders in the 1970 All-Star Game.

References

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  1. ^ "BC Lions :: Official Site of the BC Lions". www.bclions.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-09.
  2. ^ "Edmonton Eskimos". www.esks.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-01.