Bernard Wadsworth Explained

Bernard "Bunny" Wadsworth
Death Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Position:Defensive lineman & offensive lineman
Cflallstar:1938, 1939, 1940
Honors:1940 – Grey Cup champion
Playing Years1:1934–41
Playing Team1:Ottawa Rough Riders

John Bernard "Bunny" Wadsworth (– January 23, 1966) was an all-star and Grey Cup champion Canadian football lineman. Playing in the early days of the Ottawa Rough Riders, before the Canadian Football League was formed, Wadsworth's career spanned eight seasons, and included three all-star selections and the 1940 Grey Cup championship. He was honored as a member of the Rough Rider "Half Century" team.[1]

He and his wife Catherine (née Kehoe) had six children, one of whom was Michael "Mike" Wadsworth, Canadian football player, lawyer, businessman, sports analyst and Canadian Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland.[2] He died at a hospital in Toronto in 1966 from kidney disease, aged 51.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cflapedia.com/Database/OTT.html Profile
  2. http://www.obitsforlife.com/obituary/42955/Wadsworth-John-Peter.php Obituary for John Peter Wadsworth, one of Bunny's sons
  3. News: Rider lineman of Thirties dies. January 24, 1966. 14. Ottawa Citizen. August 31, 2023.