Name George Festeryga Height 1.80 m | CFL status National Weight 83 kg Position(s) RB/DB/QB | |
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Date of birth (1926-07-31)July 31, 1926 Date of death January 7, 2010(2010-01-07) (aged 83) Died January 7, 2010, Port Perry, Canada | ||
Place of death Port Perry, Ontario | ||
George Festeryga (July 31, 1926 – January 7, 2010) was a Grey Cup champion Canadian Football League player.
A graduate of the Hamilton Tigers junior and senior program, the big and talented Festeryga joined the Montreal Alouettes in 1949. Playing 9 regular season games, he was an integral part of their first Grey Cup championship. He later played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and finished his career in 1952 after 2 seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos.
He later became a breeder of Appaloosa horses and Murray Grey cattle. He died on January 7, 2010, survived by his wife Barbara and his many children and grandchildren.
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