David Sprague
Appearance
Born: | Dunkirk, New York,U.S. | August 11, 1910
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Died: | February 20, 1968 Ottawa, Ontario,Canada | (aged 57)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Running back Defensive tackle |
College | Delta Collegiate |
Career history | |
As player | |
1930–1932 | Hamilton Tigers |
1933–1940 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL East All-Star | 1932, 1936, 1939, 1940 |
Career stats | |
David Shafer Sprague[1](August 11, 1910 – February 20, 1968) was a starfootballplayer in theCanadian Football League(CFL) for eleven seasons for theHamilton Tigersand theOttawa Rough Riders.He was inducted into theCanadian Football Hall of Famein 1963 and into theCanada's Sports Hall of Famein 1975.
Sprague representedElmdale Wardfor one year onOttawa City Councilin 1940.[2]In the1940 electionhe ran for a seat on theOttawa Board of Control,but lost.
References
[edit]- ^"David 'Dave' Shafer Sprague".
- ^"1940 City Council".The Ottawa Evening Citizen.December 5, 1939. p. 13.RetrievedAugust 2,2023.
Categories:
- 1910 births
- 1968 deaths
- People from Dunkirk, New York
- Sportspeople from Chautauqua County, New York
- American emigrants to Canada
- Players of Canadian football from Ontario
- Hamilton Tigers football players
- Ottawa Rough Riders players
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Ottawa city councillors
- Canadian sportsperson-politicians
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