Farrell Funston | |
Import: | Yes |
Birth Date: | 5 March 1936 |
Death Date: | July 20, 1996 |
Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
College: | Pacific |
Position1: | Wide receiver |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lbs: | 208 |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1958 |
Nfldraftedround: | 11 |
Nfldraftedteam: | Cleveland Browns |
Cflwestallstar: | , |
Playing Years1: | – |
Playing Team1: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Farrell Funston (March 5, 1936 – July 20, 1996) was a Canadian Football League (CFL) wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for eight years. He won three Grey Cup titles with the team.
After playing college football at Pacific University and being drafted by the National Football League without playing a down, Funston became a wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1959 to 1966.[1] [2] For all those years, Ken Ploen was his quarterback. Together, they were major factors in Winnipeg's four Grey Cup appearances (1959, 1961, 1962, 1965), including three victories: 1959, 1961, 1962, and one loss: 1965. His highest totals as a receiver were the two years he was voted as a western conference all-star: 1961 (47 catches for 892 yards, 19.0 yards per catch, 8 touchdowns) and 1963 (60 catches for 835 yards, 13.9 yards per catch, 9 touchdowns).