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Glen Weir
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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
CFL East All-Star	1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982
Awards	1977 - James P. McCaffrey Trophy; 1977 - Grey Cup Most Valuable Player
Career stats
	Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 2009;

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Glen Weir (born July 23, 1951) was a star defensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes in the Canadian Football League.

Weir was born in London, Ontario, and 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]

Video clips

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDmeSLPDG4k Hall of Fame member

References

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

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

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-'''Glen Weir''' (born July 23, 1951 in [[London, Ontario]]) was a star defensive lineman for the [[Montreal Alouettes]] in the [[Canadian Football League]].
+'''Glen Weir''' (born July 23, 1951) 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.
+Weir was born in [[London, Ontario]], and 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 (musician)|Donovan Woods]]' song "My Cousin Has a Grey Cup Ring" was inspired by Weir, who is the cousin of Woods' father.<ref name=football>[http://www.thestar.com/sports/football/cfl/greycup/article/732163--toronto-folksinger-takes-on-stompin-tom-connors-football-style "Toronto folksinger takes on Stompin' Tom Connors - football style"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', November 29, 2009.</ref>