Glenn McWhinney explained
| Glenn McWhinney |
| Birth Date: | 10 August 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Death Place: | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Status: | Retired |
| Import: | no |
| Position1: | Halfback |
| Position2: | Quarterback |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 166 |
| Playing Years1: | - |
| Playing Team1: | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Playing Years2: | - |
| Playing Team2: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
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Glenn Simpson "Keeper" McWhinney (August 10, 1930 – April 14, 2012) was a Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He won the Grey Cup with the Eskimos in 1954.[1] McWhinney's football career was ended in 1956 when he sustained a broken neck. He later joined the Blue Bombers as a scout from 1956 to 1958. McWhinney also played basketball in the Winnipeg Men's Senior League. He died in 2012; a park in Winnipeg is named after him.[2] [3] [4] [5]
McWhinney's son Jeff serves as the current keeper of the Grey Cup trophy.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Glenn McWhinney football statistics on StatsCrew.com. 2014-09-07. 2014-09-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20140907100350/http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=mcwhigle001. live.
- Web site: Winnipeg News | Local Breaking | CTV News Winnipeg. 2014-09-07. 2014-09-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20140907100544/http://mytoba.ca/sports/city-to-rename-park-for-winnipeg-cfl-great/. live.
- Web site: MCWHINNEY GLENN - Obituaries - Winnipeg Free Press Passages. 2014-09-07. 2014-09-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20140907095834/http://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-190376. live.
- Web site: Honoured Members Database | Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame . 2014-09-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140907121911/http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/honouredmembers/inductee.php?id=432&criteria_sort=name . 2014-09-07 .
- Web site: Edmonton Eskimos. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120425041722/http://www.esks.com/article/esks-mourn-the-loss-of-glenn-mcwhinney-august-10-1930-april-14-2012. 2012-04-25.
- News: Keeper of the Grey Cup cares for trophy won by his dad — Glenn (Keeper) McWhinney . 27 December 2019 . CBC News . 21 November 2017 . 25 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171125063743/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/cool-jobs-keeper-grey-cup-1.4410938 . live .
