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CFL status
  
International

Name
  
Farrell Funston

Height
  
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)


Weight
  
208 lb (94 kg)

Positions
  
Wide receiver

NFL draft
  
1958 / Round: 11

Drafted by
  
Farrell Funston Farrell Funston 1961 Topps CFL 121 Vintage Football Card Gallery

Date of birth
  
(1936-03-05) March 5, 1936 (age 79)

Place of birth
  
Los Angeles, California, United States

Farrell Funston was a Canadian Football League wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for eight years. He won three Grey Cup titles with the team.

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CFL career

After playing college football at Pacific University and being drafted by the National Football League without playing a down, Funston became a wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1959 to 1966. For all those years, Ken Ploen was his quarterback. Together, they were major factors in Winnipeg's four Grey Cup appearances (1959, 1961, 1962, 1965), including three victories: 1959, 1961, 1962, and one loss: 1965. His highest totals as a receiver were the two years he was voted as a western conference all-star: 1961 (47 catches for 892 yards, 19.0 yards per catch, 8 touchdowns) and 1963 (60 catches for 835 yards, 13.9 yards per catch, 9 touchdowns).

Video clips

Farrell Funston catches a 41-yard pass from Ken Ploen to set up the winning TD in the 1959 Grey Cup game on YouTube

References

Farrell Funston Wikipedia


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