Farrell Funston

Farrell Funston was a Canadian Football League wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for 8 years. He won three Grey Cup titles with the team.

CFL career

After playing college football at Pacific University and being drafted by the NFL without playing a down, Farrell Funston became a wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1959 to 1966.^{[1] [2]} For all those years, Ken Ploen was his quarterback. Together, they were major factors in Winnipeg's four Grey Cup appearances (1959, 1961, 1962, 1965), including 3 victories: 1959, 1961, 1962, and 1 loss: 1965. His highest totals as a receiver were the two years he was voted as a western conference all-star: 1961 (47 catches for 892 yards, 19.0 yards per catch, 8 touchdowns) and 1963 (60 catches for 835 yards, 13.9 yards per catch, 9 touchdowns).

Video clips

Farrell Funston catches a 41 yard pass from Ken Ploen to set up the winning TD in the 1959 Grey Cup game on YouTube

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