Dick Fouts Explained

Dick Fouts
Birth Date:7 August 1933
Birth Place:Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Death Place:Monterey, California, U.S.
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Position1:Defensive end
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:245
College:Missouri
Nfldraftedyear:1956
Nfldraftedround:22
Nfldraftedpick:264
Nfldraftedteam:Los Angeles Rams
Playing Years1:
Playing Team1:Toronto Argonauts
Playing Years2:
Playing Team2:BC Lions
Playing Team3:Toronto Argonauts
Playing Years4:
Playing Team4:BC Lions
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Richard Lee Fouts (August 7, 1933 – August 5, 2003) was an American professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts and the BC Lions. After playing college football at the University of Missouri, where he was an All-American, Fouts spent his entire 13-year CFL career as a defensive lineman. He was named CFL All-Star three times in 1963, 1964 and 1965, and was a part of the Lions' Grey Cup victory in 1964.

In 1965, he was awarded the DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy and named the best lineman in the West Division of the Canadian Football League.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Dick Fouts Best Lineman in West . March 29, 2024 . Vancouver Sun . October 21, 1965 . 29.