Slater Zaleski Explained

Slater Zaleski
Birth Date:15 January 1966
Birth Place:[Winnipeg Manitoba]
Death Place:Alberta, Canada
Import:no
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:180
Position1:Wide receiver
Position2:Slotback
Playing Team1:Edmonton Eskimos
Playing Team2:Toronto Argonauts
Playing Years3:1989 -
Playing Team3:Saskatchewan Roughriders

Joseph Slater Zaleski (January 15, 1966 – June 27, 1993) was a Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos, Toronto Argonauts, and Saskatchewan Roughriders. The son of Joe Zaleski, he played football for the Edmonton Huskies prior to his CFL career.[1] In 1992, he was studying geography at the University of Alberta.[2] He died suddenly at the age of 27 in 1993.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Slater Zaleski football statistics on StatsCrew.com.
  2. Zaleski happy as Bear after brief stint in CFL: [Final Edition]RAY TURCHANSKY Journal Staff Writer. Edmonton Journal [Edmonton, Alta] 09 Oct 1992: F6.
  3. Zaleski's death stuns his family: [Final Edition]Stories by NORM COWLEY Journal Football Writer. Edmonton Journal [Edmonton, Alta] 29 June 1993: D3.