Al Benecick
Date of birth: | March 20, 1937 |
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Place of birth: | Bristol, Connecticut |
Career information | |
Status: | Retired |
CFL status: | International |
Position(s): | OL |
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight: | 240 lb (110 kg) |
College: | Syracuse |
NFL Draft: | 1959 / Round: 6 / Pick: 62 |
Drafted by: | Philadelphia Eagles |
Organizations | |
As coach: | |
1970-1971 | Edmonton Eskimos (Line Coach) |
As player: | |
1959-1968 1969 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders Edmonton Eskimos |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star: | 1964, 1965, 1966 |
CFL West All-Star: | 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 |
Career stats | |
Fumble Recoveries | 1 |
Al Benecick (born March 20, 1937) is a former Canadian Football League offensive lineman who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1959 through 1968.[1] He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1966. Benecick retired as a member of the Edmonton Eskimos in 1969.
During Benecick's time as a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, he was named to the CFL's Western All-Star team 4 times.
Benecick was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.
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