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Merv Collins

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Merv Collins
Born:(1933-08-10)August 10, 1933
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died:June 12, 2019(2019-06-12) (aged 85)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)G
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career history
As player
19531954Toronto Argonauts
1955Hamilton Tiger-Cats
19561965Ottawa Rough Riders
1966Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion (1960)

Mervyn Douglas Collins (August 10, 1933 – June 12, 2019) was a Canadian football player who played for the Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Ottawa Rough Riders and Edmonton Eskimos. He won the Grey Cup with Ottawa in 1960.[1][2] He owned a paving company in Toronto and later was a teacher.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Merv Collins football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  2. ^ "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search".
  3. ^ "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search".
  4. ^ Where are they now? MERV COLLINS Football Patton, Paul. The Globe and Mail [Toronto, Ont] 30 July 1985: P.20.
  5. ^ "Remembering the life of Mervyn Collins 1933 - 2019".