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Rick Black

Rick Black

Canadian football player

Rick Black is a former award-winning Fullback and Grey Cup Champion in the Canadian Football League.

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A graduate of Mount Allison University, Black joined the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1963. He was the starting punter during his rookie season (79 punts for a 36.9 yard average)[1] and on the strength of his kicking, won the Gruen Trophy as best rookie in the East (this at a time when only Canadians were eligible for the award.) He later developed into a reliable reserve fullback, his best year being 1965 when he rushed for 480 yards.[2] In total, he rushed for 1309 yards, caught 28 passes and scored 12 touchdowns. Black retired October 2, 1968, missing the Grey Cup championship game that season.[3]

In 2003 he was sentenced to 2 years in jail for fraud, a charge he vehemently denied.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    1963 CFL Record Book
  2. [2]
    1968 CFL Record Book
  3. [3]
    Rick Black quits Riders, Windsor Star, Oct.2 1968
  4. [4]
    "Former Rough Rider gets 2 years for fraud". CBC News. 2003-05-01.


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