Walt Radzick | |
Birth Date: | 25 May 1935 |
Birth Place: | Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada |
Death Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Position1: | Defensive tackle |
College: | University of Toronto |
Playing Years1: | 1956 |
Playing Team1: | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers |
Playing Years2: | 1958–59 |
Playing Team2: | Calgary Stampeders |
Playing Years3: | 1960–64 |
Playing Team3: | Toronto Argonauts |
Playing Years4: | 1965 |
Playing Team4: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Awards: | 1958 - Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy |
Honors: | Grey Cup champion - 1965 |
Walter Raymond Radzick (May 25, 1935 – March 31, 2005) was a Canadian football defensive tackle who played in the Canadian Football League from 1958 to 1965.[1] [2]
A graduate of the University of Toronto, Radzick first played football with the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers of the Ontario Rugby Football Union. In 1958 he signed with the Calgary Stampeders[3] where he won the Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy for best Canadian rookie in the west (with 1 interception and 2 fumble recoveries.) In 1960 he returned to Toronto, starting 5 seasons with the Argonauts; 66 regular season games and 5 playoff games.[4] He finished his career playing 6 games with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1965 (the year they won the Grey Cup.)[5] As an Argonaut, Radzick missed only one game from 1961 to 1964.[6] He died in 2005 in Toronto at the age of 69.[7]