Place of birth Havana, Cuba Name Juan Sheridan Position(s) G/OT | CFL status National Place of death Howick, Quebec | |
Date of birth (1925-02-02)February 2, 1925 Date of death October 7, 1969(1969-10-07) (aged 44) Died October 7, 1969, Howick, Canada | ||
Juan Sheridan (February 2, 1925 - October 7, 1969) was a Grey Cup champion Canadian Football League player.
Sheridan won his first Grey Cup with Montreal St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy team in 1944 (when league play was suspended during World War II.) After three seasons in the Ontario Rugby Football Union with the Toronto Indians and Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers, he began a nine-year career with the Montreal Alouettes. Over the course of 105 regular season games he scored only 1 touchdown, but his football fame came as a member of the Als first Grey Cup winning team in 1949.
He died of a heart attack on October 7, 1969 in Howick, Quebec.
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