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American gridiron football player (1951–1995)

Curtis Wester
No. 61
Date of birth(1951-05-07)May 7, 1951
Place of birthLawton, Oklahoma, U.S.
Date of deathMay 8, 1995(1995-05-08) (aged 44)
Place of deathLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusInternational
Position(s)G
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight255 lb (116 kg)
US collegeEast Texas State
NFL draft1973 / round: 9 / pick: 228
Drafted byCleveland Browns
Career history
As player
1973–1975BC Lions
1979Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1974
CFL West All-Star1974

Curtis Wester (May 7, 1951 – May 8, 1995) was a guard in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Wester played college football at East Texas State where he was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team guard on the 1972 Little All-America college football team. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. He came to Canada in 1974 and played with the BC Lions for three seasons, his best year being 1974, when he was an all-star and won the DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy as best lineman in the West Division (and was runner-up for the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award). He played 33 regular season games for the Leos. He also played one season, 1979, with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

In 1990, he was elected to the Texas A&M-Commerce (East Texas State) Athletic Hall of Fame.

References

  1. "UC Davis QB Is Little All-American". Santa Cruz Sentinel. December 6, 1972. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Texas A&M-Commerce Drafted Players/Alumni
  3. 1998 BC Lions Media Guide
  4. "Texas A&M-Commerce (East Texas State) Athletic Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on February 7, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
Cleveland Browns 1973 NFL draft selections


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