Dave Fennell
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| Born: | February 4, 1953 Edmonton, Alberta,Canada |
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| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | DT |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 249 lb (113 kg) |
| College | North Dakota |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1974–1983 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| CFL All-Star | 1977,1978,1979,1980,1981 |
| CFL West All-Star | 1977,1978,1979,1980,1981 |
| Honours | 1984 - Edmonton Eskimos Wall of Honour |
| Career stats | |
Dave Fennell(born February 4, 1953) is a Canadian former defensive lineman for theEdmonton Eskimosof theCanadian Football League(CFL). After graduating from theUniversity of North Dakotain 1973, he played for Edmonton from 1974 to 1983, and helped lead the team to five straightGrey Cupchampionships from 1978 to 1982 as a key member of the "Alberta Crude"defence.
Fennell was namedCFL Most Outstanding Defensive Playerin 1978,CFL Most Outstanding Canadianin 1979, andDefensive Starof the 1978 and 1982 Grey Cup games. He was a CFL and Western All-Star at defensive tackle from 1977 to 1981, and was runner-up for the Most Outstanding Canadian Award in 1980. His nickname was "Doctor Death".[1]
Fennell is a member of theCanadian Football Hall of Fame[2]and theAlberta Sports Hall of Fame.[3]In November 2006, he was voted one of the CFL'sTop 50 players(No. 24) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports networkTSN.
Fennell earned a law degree from theUniversity of Albertain 1979. After retiring from football, he foundedGolden Star Resources,which is a mining company that was focused on gold deposits inGuyanawhile he was working there.[4]He was an executive vice-chairman and a director of Miramar Mining Corporation.
He is the father ofJohn Fennell,a member of the Canadianlugeteam at the2014 Winter OlympicsinSochi,Russia.[5]
References
[edit]- ^Dolphin, Ric (May 10, 1998). "Dr. Death's El Dorado".Edmonton Journal.p. B1.
- ^"Dave Fennell".Canadian Football Hall of Fame.RetrievedMarch 1,2020.
- ^"Fennell, David – 1995".ABSportsMEMBERS.Archived fromthe originalon June 18, 2021.RetrievedFebruary 18,2021.
- ^Dolphin, Ric (October 31, 1998). "Ex-Esk Fennell forced out of own company".Edmonton Journal.p. B3.
- ^"Luger John Fennell tells the world he's gay"Archived2014-05-29 at theWayback Machine.Regina Leader-Post,May 28, 2014.
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[edit]- 1952 births
- Living people
- Businesspeople from Edmonton
- Canadian football defensive linemen
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Canadian Award winners
- Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award winners
- Edmonton Elks players
- Lawyers in Alberta
- North Dakota Fighting Hawks football players
- Players of Canadian football from Alberta
- Canadian football people from Edmonton
- University of Alberta alumni
- Alberta Sports Hall of Fame inductees