David Black (Canadian football) explained

David Black
Birth Date:April 13, 1962
Birth Place:Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Import:no
Position1:Offensive Lineman
Cfldraftedyear:1984
Cfldraftedround:3
Cfldraftedpick:20
Cfldraftedteam:Winnipeg Blue Bombers
College:Wilfrid Laurier
Career Highlights:
Cfleastallstar:,,
Playing Team1:Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Playing Years1:
Playing Team2:Ottawa Rough Riders

David Black (born April 13, 1962) is a former offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

He played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1985 to 1996 and spent a portion of the 1995 season with the Ottawa Rough Riders. Black was a CFL all-star in 1993 and a CFL Eastern all-star in 1989,1993 and 1994. His most notable performance was in the game where Matt Dunigan threw for 713 yards against the Edmonton Eskimos in which Black was recognized by the CFL as 'Offensive Lineman of the Week'. He attended Wilfrid Laurier University from 1983 to 1985. Black also attended Michigan State University for a brief period of time. In 2004, Black was inducted into the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Hall of Fame.[1]

He was traded in 1995 from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to the Ottawa Rough Riders where he spent three months of the season and was soon traded back to Winnipeg. Then soon after coming back Black retired.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bluebombers.com/page/wfc_hall_of_fame WFC Hall of Fame