Gord Barwell

Gord Barwell
Date of birth: 1944
Place of birth: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Date of death: April 21, 1988 (aged 43)
Place of death: Toronto, Ontario
Career information
CFL status: National
Position(s): E/WR
Height: 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight: 185 lb (84 kg)
Organizations
As player:
19641973 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion (1966)

Gordon Keith Barwell (1944 – April 21, 1988) was a Canadian football player who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1966.[1] He previously played football on the Saskatoon Hilltops junior football team. In 1988, he died of brain cancer. He was a minister in his later years.[2][3][4]

References

  1. http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=ec674b38-dc09-401e-b206-0bbc0e3d4e1b
  2. http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=barwegor001
  3. Ex-Roughie an inspiration to all Gord Barwell's in last quarter in his gallant fight with cancer: [FIN Edition] John Robertson Toronto Star. Toronto Star [Toronto, Ont] 20 Apr 1988: B3.
  4. Riders' Barwell taken too soon: [Final Edition] Vanstone, Rob. Star - Phoenix [Saskatoon, Sask] 30 June 2006: B4.