Name Al Benecick Education Syracuse University Role American football player Positions Lineman | CFL status International Height 1.85 m Drafted by Philadelphia Eagles College Syracuse Weight 110 kg | |
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Date of birth (1937-03-20)March 20, 1937 Date of death September 29, 2015(2015-09-29) (aged 78) Died September 29, 2015, Tallahassee, Florida, United States | ||
Place of birth Bristol, Connecticut Place of death Tallahassee, Florida | ||
Al Benecick (March 20, 1937 – September 29, 2015) was a Canadian Football League offensive lineman who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1959 through 1968. He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1966. Benecick retired as a member of the Edmonton Eskimos in 1969.
During Benecick's time as a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, he was named to the CFL's Western All-Star team 4 times.
Benecick was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1996. He died on September 29, 2015.
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