Dave Mann (gridiron football)
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| Date of birth | June 2, 1932 |
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| Place of birth | Berkeley, California |
| Date of death | May 22, 2012 (aged 79) |
| Place of death | Toronto |
| Career information | |
| Status | Retired |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | P/RB |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| College | Oregon State |
| NFL draft | 1954 / Round: 7 / Pick: 74 |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| Offence Coach – St. Michael's College intramural football (University of Toronto) | |
| As player | |
| 1955–1957 | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1958 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1960–1970 | Toronto Argonauts |
| CFL East All-Star | 1960, 1961 |
| Honors | All-Time Argo (2005) |
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David Carl Mann (June 2, 1932 – May 22, 2012) was a professional American-born Canadian punter in the NFL and CFL. Mann was also the first African-American to play college football for Oregon State University.[1]
Career – College to NFL to CFL
Born in Berkeley, California, Mann played at Oregon State from 1951 to 1954 and was drafted in the 7th round of the 1954 NFL Draft by the Chicago Cardinals in the National Football League. He played for the Cardinals for three seasons as a punter, running back, and a special teams member. Then he went to the Canadian Football League where he played for the Toronto Argonauts. When released in the start of the 1969 season, he played for the Bramalea Satellites, being called back to the Argos as if the Bramalea team was a taxi squad.[2]
Dave Mann volunteered as Offence Coach with St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto, under head coach Lex Byrd. During Mann's tenure, the team won four[3] Mulock Cups as intra-collegiate football champions; including the final playing of intra-faculty tackle football at U of T in the fall of 1993.[4]
Personal, Post Football and Death
Mann became a Canadian citizen and moved to Mississauga, Ontario and instructed techniques in golf. Mann opened a restaurant and became friends with comedian Bill Cosby.[5]
Mann died on May 22, 2012 in a Toronto nursing home due to complications from dementia.[5]
References
- ↑ ""Pioneers of Change: Black Football Players at OSU From 1951-Present"". Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center.
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4eNUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bDwNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1113,4443703&dq=bramalea+satellites&hl=en
- ↑ http://www.uoftintramurals.ca/news/?id=241
- ↑ http://stmikes.utoronto.ca/alumni/pdf/spring06.pdf
- 1 2 "Toronto Argonauts kicking great Dave Mann dies at age 80". thestar.com. May 23, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-24.