Ken Preston | |
Position1: | QB, HB |
College: | Queen's University |
Birth Date: | 19 October 1917 |
Other Title: | General Manager |
Career Highlights: | |
Cfhof: | ken-preston |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lb: | 185 |
Coaching Years1: | 1946–1947 |
Coaching Team1: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Playing Years1: | 1940 |
Playing Team1: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Playing Years2: | 1941–1942 |
Playing Team2: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Playing Years3: | 1943 |
Playing Team3: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Playing Years4: | 1945 |
Playing Team4: | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Playing Team6: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Playing Years6: | 1946–1948 |
Other Years1: | 1958–1978 |
Other Team1: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Death Place: | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Birth Place: | Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada |
Kenneth Joseph Preston (October 19, 1917 – August 2, 1991) was a Canadian football player, coach and executive. He played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders (3 stints), Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and Ottawa Rough Riders.[1] [2] [3] [4] He was the head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1946 to 1947.[3] From 1958 to 1978, he was the Roughriders' general manager.[1] He was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 1980[5] and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1990.[1] He also was inducted into the Roughriders' plaza of honor in 1987.[6] From 1962 until his retirement in 1979, they made the playoffs every year.[6]