Born: | Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S. | May 10, 1940
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Died: | April 6, 2016 Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S. | (aged 75)
Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | G |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
College | Iowa |
AFL draft | 1962, Round: 3, Pick: 22 |
Drafted by | Boston Patriots |
NFL draft | 1962, Round: 7, Pick: 87 |
Drafted by | Los Angeles Rams[1] |
Career history | |
As player | |
1962–1968 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Sherwyn Arthur Thorson (May 10, 1940 – April 6, 2016) was a Canadian football player who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and won the Grey Cup with them in 1962.[2] He played college football and wrestled at heavyweight with the University of Iowa, placing 2nd in 1960 and 1st in 1962.[clarification needed] He was inducted into the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame (2007) and University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame (2011).[3][4] He died of cancer in 2016.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "1962 Los Angeles Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Sherwyn Thorson football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
- ^ "Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame | Cresco, Iowa". www.iowawrestlinghalloffame.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2010.
- ^ "Iowa Announces 2011 Athletics Hall of Fame Class Hawkeye Sports". www.hawkeyesports.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2011.
- ^ "Two-Sport All-American Sherwyn Thorson Passes". April 6, 2016.