Al Benecick | |
Import: | yes |
Birth Date: | 20 March 1937 |
Birth Place: | Bristol, Connecticut, U.S. |
Death Place: | Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lbs: | 240 |
Position1: | Offensive lineman |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1959 |
Nfldraftedround: | 6 |
Nfldraftedpick: | 62 |
Coaching Years1: | – |
Coaching Team1: | Edmonton Eskimos (Line Coach) |
Playing Years1: | – |
Cflallstar: | ,, |
Cflwestallstar: | – |
Cfhof: | al-benecick |
Cfhofyear: | 1996 |
Statlabel1: | Fumble Recoveries |
Statvalue1: | 1 |
Al Benecick (March 20, 1937 - September 29, 2015) was an American professional football offensive lineman who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1959 to 1968.[1] He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Roughriders in 1966. Benecick retired as a member of the Edmonton Eskimos in 1969.
During Benecick's time as a member of the Roughriders, he was named to the CFL's Western All-Star team four times.
Benecick was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1996. He died on September 29, 2015.[2]