Denny Chronopoulos | |
Birth Date: | 12 June 1968 |
Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Death Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Number: | 53 |
Import: | no |
Position1: | OG |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lb: | 289 |
College: | Purdue |
Cfldraftedyear: | 1992 |
Cfldraftedround: | 1 |
Cfldraftedpick: | 3 |
Cfldraftedteam: | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Playing Years1: | – |
Playing Team1: | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Playing Team2: | BC Lions |
Playing Years3: | – |
Playing Team3: | Calgary Stampeders |
Career Highlights: |
Dennis Chronopoulos (June 12, 1968 – August 27, 2000) was a Canadian football offensive guard who played four seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Ottawa Rough Riders, BC Lions and Calgary Stampeders. He was drafted by the Ottawa Rough Riders with the third overall pick of the 1992 CFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue University.
Chronopoulos was selected by the Ottawa Rough Riders of the CFL with the third pick in the 1992 CFL Draft. He played in all 36 games during his tenure with the Rough Riders and was named a CFL East All-Star in 1993.[1] He was traded to the BC Lions in June 1994 with Andrew Stewart and Angelo Snipes for Kent Warnock and BC's second round pick in the 1995 CFL Draft.[2] Chronopoulos signed with the CFL's Calgary Stampeders in March 1995.[1] He was released by the Stampeders in 1996 after failing a physical due to a heart murmur.[3]
Chronopoulos died of a heart attack on August 27, 2000, in Montreal, Quebec.[3]