Mike Wadsworth

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Mike Wadsworth (died April 28, 2004) was an all-star Canadian Football League defensive lineman.

Wadsworth, a native of Ottawa, Ontario, played high school football at De La Salle High School in Toronto before attending the University of Notre Dame.[1] Upon graduation he joined the Toronto Argonauts for a five year career, winning the Gruen Trophy as the best rookie in the East in 1966 and named an All-Star in 1968.[2]

After his football days, Wadsworth became a lawyer; was a football analyst on the CFL on CTV broadcasts; was appointed Canadian Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland in 1989; and became athletic director at the University of Notre Dame in 1995.[3]

His father, Bunny Wadsworth, starred for the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1940 and was voted to their half-century team in 1960.[4]

Mike Wadsworth died of brain cancer, aged 60, and was survived by his wife, Bernadette, and three daughters.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Fotheringham, Allan. "A true love story", 50Plus Magazine, 2004. Retrieved on 2008-05-24. 
  2. ^ "Argonaut great Mike Wadsworth remembered", Toronto Argonauts Football Club, 2004-04-29. Retrieved on 2008-05-24. 
  3. ^ "Mike Wadsworth, 60, Athletic Director, Dies", The New York Times, 2004-04-29. Retrieved on 2008-05-24. 
  4. ^ a b "Former ambassador, Argo, Mike Wadsworth dies", CTV.ca, 2004-04-28. Retrieved on 2008-05-24. 
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