Place of birth Lawton, Oklahoma Name Curtis Wester Drafted by Cleveland Browns Position(s) G Weight 116 kg | CFL status International Height 1.91 m Status Retired Died May 8, 1995 | |
Date of birth (1951-05-07)May 7, 1951 Date of death May 8, 1995(1995-05-08) (aged 44) Education Texas A&M University–Commerce NFL draft 1973 (Round: 9 / Pick: 228) | ||
Curtis Wester (May 7, 1951 – May 8, 1995) was an award winning and all-star guard in the Canadian Football League.
After playing college football at East Texas State, Wester was drafted by the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. He came to Canada in 1974 and played with the BC Lions for 3 seasons, his best year being 1974, when he was an all-star and won the DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy as best lineman in the West Division (and was runner-up for the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award.) He played 33 regular season games for the Leos. He also played one season, 1979, with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
In 1990, he was elected to the Texas A&M-Commerce (East Texas State) Athletic Hall of Fame.
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