Greg Battle
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| Greg Battle | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 14, 1964 |
| Place of birth | Long Beach, California |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| College | Arizona State |
| Team(s) | |
| 1987-1993 1994 1994 1995 1996 1997-1998 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Las Vegas Posse Ottawa Rough Riders Memphis Mad Dogs Saskatchewan Roughriders Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Greg Battle (born April 14, 1964) was an award winning Canadian Football League linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1987-1993 and from 1997-1998.
He graduated from Arizona State University. He had a try out with the Denver Broncos of the NFL, but turned north to Canada in 1987.
He won two CFL Outstanding Defensive player awards in his career, 1990 and 1991, and helped the Blue Bombers to two Grey Cup victories in 1988 and 1990. He finished his career third in the CFL for career defensive tackles with 766. He was named one the All-Time Blue Bomber Greats.
He also briefly played for the Las Vegas Posse in 1994, and the Ottawa Rough Riders in the same season, the Memphis Mad Dogs in 1995, and, finally, the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1996.
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