Glen Weir: Difference between revisions

Glen Weir
No. 64
Date of birth	July 23, 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	London, Ontario
Career information
Status	Retired
CFL status	National
Position(s)	DT
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	242 lb (110 kg)
ORFU	London Lords
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star	1975, 1977, 1982
CFL East All-Star	1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982
Awards	1977 - James P. McCaffrey Trophy 1977 - Grey Cup Most Valuable Player
Career stats
	Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 2009;

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit Next edit →

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Revision as of 07:12, 23 November 2012

Glen Weir, born July 23, 1951 and a native of London, Ontario, was a star defensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes in the Canadian Football League.

Weir played his amateur football with the London Lords intermediate league team. He had a 13-year career with the Alouettes from 1972 through 1984 (the 1982 to 1984 seasons were actually played with the Montreal Concordes.) He held the franchise record for most games with 203 until he was surpassed by Bryan Chiu in 2009. He played in five Grey Cup games, winning two, in 1974 and 1977. He was the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player (defensive) in 1977. He was also a five time all star. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2009.

Canadian singer-songwriter Donovan Woods' song "My Cousin Has a Grey Cup Ring" was inspired by Weir, who is the cousin of Woods' father.^[1]

References

^ "Toronto folksinger takes on Stompin' Tom Connors - football style". Toronto Star, November 29, 2009.

Template:Persondata

This biographical article relating to a Canadian football defensive lineman is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[football-1] "Toronto folksinger takes on Stompin' Tom Connors - football style". Toronto Star, November 29, 2009.

[1]

@@ Line 2: / Line 2: @@
 |image =  <!-- only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people - see [[WP:NONFREE]] --> |
 |name=Glen Weir
-|birth_date=July 23, 1951
+|birth_date={{birth date and age|1951|7|23}}
 |birth_place={{flagicon|Canada}} [[London, Ontario]]
 |death_date=
 |death_place=
+|status=Retired
-|Position=[[Defensive Tackle]]
+|import=no
-|number=64
+|position1=Defensive tackle
-|College=none - [[London Lords]] ([[Ontario Rugby Football Union|ORFU]])
+|number=64
+|amateur_team=[[London Lords]]
+|amateur_title=[[Ontario Rugby Football Union|ORFU]]
 |Height_ft=6
-   |Height_in=2
+|Height_in=2
-   |Weight_lbs=242
+|Weight_lbs=242
 |DraftedYear=
 |DraftedRound=
@@ Line 17: / Line 20: @@
 - [[Grey Cup Most Valuable Player]]
 |Honors=
-|CFLAllStar=1975, 1977, 1982
+|CFLAllStar={{CFL Year|1975}}, {{CFL Year|1977}}, {{CFL Year|1982}}
-|CFLEastAllStar=1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982
+|CFLEastAllStar={{CFL Year|1975}}, {{CFL Year|1977}}, {{CFL Year|1978}}, {{CFL Year|1979}}, {{CFL Year|1982}}
-|years=1972-1981<BR>1982-1984
+|playing_years={{CFL Year|1972}}-{{CFL Year|1981}}<br>{{CFL Year|1982}}-{{CFL Year|1984}}
-|teams=[[Montreal Alouettes]]<BR>[[Montreal Concordes]]
+|playing_teams=[[Montreal Alouettes]]<br>[[Montreal Concordes]]
 |DatabaseFootball=
 |PFR=
@@ Line 51: / Line 54: @@
 [[Category:1951 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:Players of Canadian football from Ontario]]
 [[Category:Canadian football defensive linemen]]
 [[Category:Montreal Alouettes players]]
@@ Line 58: / Line 60: @@
 [[Category:Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees]]
 [[Category:Ontario Rugby Football Union players]]
+[[Category:People from London, Ontario]]
+[[Category:Players of Canadian football from Ontario]]
 {{Canadianfootball-defensive-lineman-stub}}