David Boone Explained

Dave Boone
Import:yes
Position1:Defensive end
Position2:Defensive lineman
Number:64
Birth Date:30 October 1951
Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Death Place:Point Roberts, Washington, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:248
College:Eastern Michigan
High School:Cass Technical
(Detroit, Michigan)
Nfldraftedyear:1974
Nfldraftedround:11
Nfldraftedpick:285
Nfldraftedteam:Minnesota Vikings
Playing Years1:1974
Playing Team1:Minnesota Vikings
Playing Team2:BC Lions
Playing Team3:Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Playing Years4:
Playing Team4:Edmonton Eskimos
Playing Team5:Toronto Argonauts
Career Highlights:
Statlabel1:NFL Games Played
Statvalue1:5
Cbs:BOO346075
Databasefootball-Archive:https://web.archive.org/web/20160425034020/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BOONEDAV01

Humphrey David Boone, Jr. (October 30, 1951  - March 26, 2005) was an All-Star Canadian Football League (CFL) defensive lineman, winner of five Grey Cups.

Career

Rookie year

Boone graduated from Eastern Michigan University and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings. He played 5 games in 1974, the year the team went to Super Bowl VIII.

Years in CFL

He moved on to Canada, playing with the BC Lions in 1975 (6 games) and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1976.

He began an All-Star career with the Edmonton Eskimos in 1977, becoming a vital part of their famed "Alberta Crude" defence. He was a CFL all-star in 1981, a three-time West Division all-star (1977, 1979, 1981) and won 5 Grey Cup rings.

He finished his career playing 15 games for the Toronto Argonauts in 1984.

Death

His body was discovered outside of his house in the resort community of Point Roberts, Washington.[1] On November 19, 2008, the CBC Television show The Fifth Estate suggested that Boone, who killed himself after many years of depression, suffered from the effects of years of unreported head injuries from playing professional football. Teammates York Hentschel and Bill Stevenson are believed to have suffered from the same injuries.[2] The David Boone Award was created in 2005 in memory of him [3] David is survived by his son Kenan Joseph

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Eskimos' David Boone dead at 53 . March 30, 2005 . CBC Sports . 2008-09-21 .
  2. News: Dynasty to death: CBC's Fifth Estate examines head injuries in football. 2008-11-19. CBC Sports. 2008-11-20.
  3. Web site: David Boone Award.