CFL status National | Name Sonny Homer Positions Wide receiver | |
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Date of birth (1936-07-08)July 8, 1936 Date of death February 22, 2006(2006-02-22) (aged 69) Died February 22, 2006, North Vancouver, Canada |
Lawrence "Sonny" Homer (born July 8, 1936, in Trail, British Columbia – February 22, 2006) was a professional Canadian football wide receiver who played eleven seasons in the Canadian Football League for the BC Lions. He was part of the Lions' 1964 Grey Cup victory, his best season when he caught 50 passes for 776 yards (15.5 yards/catch average). He totalled 217 catches in his career for 3,765 yards (17.4 yards/catch average).
Homer played with only one kidney. He died on February 22, 2006, in North Vancouver, British Columbia.
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