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| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: May 7, 1951 | |
| Place of birth: Lawton, Oklahoma | |
| Date of death: May 8, 1995 (aged 44) | |
| Career information | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
| Roster status: Retired | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Curtis Wester (May 7, 1951 - May 8, 1995) is a former award winning and all-star guard in the Canadian Football League.
After playing college football at East Texas State, Wester was drafted by the Cleveland Browns of the NFL.[1] He came to Canada in 1974 and played with the BC Lions for 3 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.[2] 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.[3]
References[]
- ↑ Texas A&M-Commerce Drafted Players/Alumni
- ↑ 1998 BC Lions Media Guide
- ↑ Texas A&M-Commerce (East Texas State) Athletic Hall of Fame