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Curtis Wester

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Curtis Wester
No. 61
Date of birth(1951-05-07)May 7, 1951
Place of birthLawton, Oklahoma, U.S.
Date of deathMay 8, 1995(1995-05-08) (aged 44)
Place of deathLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusInternational
Position(s)G
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight255 lb (116 kg)
US collegeEast Texas State
NFL draft1973 / round: 9 / pick: 228
Drafted byCleveland Browns
Career history
As player
19731975BC Lions
1979Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1974
CFL West All-Star1974

Curtis Wester (May 7, 1951 – May 8, 1995) was a guard in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Wester played college football at East Texas State where he was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team guard on the 1972 Little All-America college football team.[1] He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns of the NFL.[2] He came to Canada in 1974 and played with the BC Lions for three seasons, his best year being 1974, when he was an all-star and won the DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy as best lineman in the West Division (and was runner-up for the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award). He played 33 regular season games for the Leos.[3] He also played one season, 1979, with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

In 1990, he was elected to the Texas A&M-Commerce (East Texas State) Athletic Hall of Fame.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "UC Davis QB Is Little All-American". Santa Cruz Sentinel. December 6, 1972. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Texas A&M-Commerce Drafted Players/Alumni
  3. ^ 1998 BC Lions Media Guide
  4. ^ "Texas A&M-Commerce (East Texas State) Athletic Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on February 7, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2012.