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  • David Sprague
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  • David S. Sprague (August 11, 1910 – February 20, 1968) was a star football player in the Canadian Football League for eleven seasons for the Hamilton Tigers and the Ottawa Rough Riders. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975. Sprague represented Elmdale Ward for one year on Ottawa City Council in 1940. [1] In the 1940 election he ran for a seat on the Ottawa Board of Control, but lost.
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Birth Date
  • 1910-08-11
death place
CFHOF
  • spraguedavid
Name
  • David Sprague
  • Sprague, David
Date of Death
  • 1968-02-20
Birth Place
College
death date
  • 1968-02-20
CFLEastAllStar
  • 1932193619391940
playing teams
  • Hamilton TigersOttawa Rough Riders
Place of Birth
Place of death
playing years
  • 1930
Position
  • Running backDefensive tackle
CFHOFYear
  • 1963
Date of Birth
  • 1910-08-11
Short Description
  • Canadian football player
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  • David S. Sprague (August 11, 1910 – February 20, 1968) was a star football player in the Canadian Football League for eleven seasons for the Hamilton Tigers and the Ottawa Rough Riders. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975. Sprague represented Elmdale Ward for one year on Ottawa City Council in 1940. [1] In the 1940 election he ran for a seat on the Ottawa Board of Control, but lost.