Ted Urness
| Date of birth: | 1939 (age 75–76) |
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| Place of birth: | Regina, Saskatchewan |
Career information | |
| Status: | Retired |
| CFL status: | National |
| Position(s): | C |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| College: | Arizona |
Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1961-1970 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star: | 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 |
| CFL West All-Star: | 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 |
| Awards: | 1968 - Runner up: CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award |
| Honors: | Champion - 54th Grey Cup |
Career stats | |
Harold Edward "Ted" Urness (born 1939 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a former offensive lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1961-1970.
CFL career
Urness played in three Grey Cups for the Roughriders, winning one in 1966, the 54th Grey Cup against the Ottawa Rough Riders, losing two, the 55th Grey Cup of 1967 against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and the 57th Grey Cup of 1969 against Ottawa again. Except for his rookie year, he and the Rough Riders never missed the playoffs. Urness was an All-Star center six years in a row and was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1989.[1]
Post-football career
After football, Ted served as the Chairman for the Saskatchewan Liquor Control Board, and long serving General Manager for Redhead Equipment in Saskatoon. Currently retired, he now resides in Rose Valley, SK with his wife, Joey Urness.[2]
Videos
Seen in game 3 of the 1970 Western finals in its entirety, his last game on YouTube
References
- ↑ CFL HOF.Retrieved on December 29, 2010.
- ↑ The 1966 Roughriders.Retrieved on December 29, 2010.
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