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  • Keith English
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  • Keith English was a Grey Cup champion and award winning Canadian Football League player. He was primarily an offensive end but also played on defence. A graduate of both Loyola High School and Loyola College, English joined his hometown Montreal Alouettes in 1948. Playing 12 regular season games he scored 2 touchdowns and a safety, good enough to win the Gruen Trophy for best rookie in the eastern Big Four (at a time when only Canadians could win the award.) In 1949 he was an integral part of the Larks first Grey Cup championship. He retired after only 4 seasons with Montreal, playing 39 games.
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Birth Date
  • 1927-02-13
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  • #000080
Country
  • United States of America
Name
  • English, Keith
  • Keith English
Date of Death
  • 1989-01-21
Birth Place
College
Awards
  • 1948
death date
  • 1989-01-21
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  • #c7cad0
Place of Birth
playing years
  • 1948
Career Highlights
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Position
  • Offensive End
Honors
  • - Grey Cup Champion
Date of Birth
  • 1927-02-13
Short Description
  • Canadian football player
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  • Keith English was a Grey Cup champion and award winning Canadian Football League player. He was primarily an offensive end but also played on defence. A graduate of both Loyola High School and Loyola College, English joined his hometown Montreal Alouettes in 1948. Playing 12 regular season games he scored 2 touchdowns and a safety, good enough to win the Gruen Trophy for best rookie in the eastern Big Four (at a time when only Canadians could win the award.) In 1949 he was an integral part of the Larks first Grey Cup championship. He retired after only 4 seasons with Montreal, playing 39 games. He later became an avid curler and golfer, and was a Vice-President with McFarlane Son and Hodgson Ltd. In 1972 he was elected into the Loyola College Sports Hall of Fame (now Concordia University). He died on January 21, 1989.