Bob Cunningham | |
Birth Date: | 26 September 1927 |
Birth Place: | Port Credit, Ontario |
Death Place: | Scarborough, Ontario |
Position1: | Running back |
High School: | Port Credit High School |
College: | none |
Playing Years1: | 1946–1947 |
Playing Team1: | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers |
Playing Years2: | 1948–1951 |
Playing Team2: | Montreal Alouettes |
Playing Years3: | 1952–1955 |
Playing Team3: | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Cflallstar: | 1947 |
Awards: | 1953 Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy |
Bob Cunningham (September 26, 1927 – October 8, 2006) was a Grey Cup champion and award-winning professional Canadian football fullback.[1]
Between 1948 and 1951, he played 29 games for the Montreal Alouettes, scoring one touchdown in the 37th Grey Cup He played for the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1952 to 1955, winning the Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy in 1953 (as Eastern MVP). In 1947 he was an all-star with the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers.[2]