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Chester McCance

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Chester McCance
Date of birthFebruary 19, 1915
Place of birthWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Date of deathMay 8, 1956(1956-05-08) (aged 45)
Place of deathWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Career information
Position(s)Wide receiver
Placekicker
Career history
As player
1935Winnipeg Victorias
1937–1941Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1942–1943Winnipeg RCAF Bombers
1945Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1946–1950Montreal Alouettes
CFL West All-Star1940, 1941
Career stats
Chester McCance
Medal record
Men's Curling
Representing  Quebec
Macdonald Brier
Silver medal – second place 1953 Sudbury

Chester "Ches" McCance (February 19, 1915 – May 8, 1956), was a Canadian football wide receiver and placekicker who played thirteen seasons in professional gridiron football, mainly for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. In 1976 he was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and in 2004 he was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.

McCance also curled, and represented Quebec at the 1952 and 1953 Macdonald Briers.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Provincial Pride. 90 Years of the Manitoba Men's Curling Championship" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
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