| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: July 31, 1926 | |
| Place of birth: Hamilton, Ontario | |
| Date of death: January 7, 2010 (aged 83) | |
| Place of death: Port Perry, Ontario | |
| Career information | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
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George Festeryga (July 31, 1926 – January 7, 2010) was a Grey Cup champion Canadian Football League player.
A graduate of the Hamilton Tigers junior and senior program, the big and talented Festeryga joined the Montreal Alouettes in 1949. Playing 9 regular season games, he was an integral part of their first Grey Cup championship. He later played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and finished his career in 1952 after 2 seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos.[1]
He later became a breeder of Appaloosa horses and Murray Grey cattle. He died on January 7, 2010, survived by his wife Barbara and his many children and grandchildren.[2]