Bill Danychuk Explained

Bill Danychuk
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Position1:Guard
Birth Date:29 August 1940
Birth Place:Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:240
Playing Years1:
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William D'Arcy Danychuk (August 29, 1940 – December 27, 2019) was an all-star offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League. The two-time CFL All-Star played from 1964 to 1975 for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Danychuk was a part of three Grey Cup Championship teams during his time with Hamilton.

He was born in northern Ontario and moved to Niagara-on-the-Lake from Quebec in his teens. Danychuk attended Niagara District Secondary School during the first years the school opened and began his football career there that eventually led him to the CFL.[1] He died from cancer in 2019 at the age of 79.[2] [3]

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  1. Web site: Bill Danychuk, Harry Steele join NOTL Sports Wall of Fame . June 29, 2007 .
  2. Web site: Hamilton Tiger-Cat Alumnus Bill Danychuk Passes. December 29, 2019. CFLAA. January 2, 2020.
  3. Web site: William "Bill" d'Arcy Danychuk Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information.