Claude Pilon
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| Born | June 13, 1950 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 265 lb (120 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Ottawa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Claude Pilon (born June 13, 1950) is a former Canadian football player and wrestler.[1]
Pilon was raised in Ottawa, Ontario, attending St. Patrick's High School. He began wrestling in grade ten under high school coach Father Cassidy and won three CIAU titles while at the University of Ottawa, where he had to train on his own as there was no varsity wrestling team. A five national champion, Pilon was the heavyweight gold medallist at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch and won a bronze medal at the 1975 Pan American Games.[2]
Pilon, a defensive end, played football for Ottawa Sooners after high school and made a return to the sport in 1977 when he was signed by the Ottawa Rough Riders.[3] He played 12 games in the 1977 CFL season.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Pilon grapples with gridiron life". The Ottawa Citizen. July 12, 1977.
- ^ "A 'wrestle' for gold". The Ottawa Journal. February 14, 1974.
- ^ "Riders sign Pilon". The Ottawa Journal. June 2, 1977.
- ^ "Claude Pilon football Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Canadian male sport wrestlers
- Canadian football people from Ottawa
- Canadian football defensive linemen
- Ottawa Rough Riders players
- Ottawa Gee-Gees players
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling
- Wrestlers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Wrestlers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in wrestling
- Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Wrestlers at the 1975 Pan American Games