Gene Gaines
Gene Gaines|
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| Date of birth |
(1938-06-26) June 26, 1938 |
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| Place of birth |
Los Angeles, California |
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| Career information |
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| Status |
Retired |
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| CFL status |
National |
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| Position(s) |
DB |
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| Height |
5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
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| Weight |
185 lb (84 kg) |
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| College |
UCLA |
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| Career history |
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| As coach |
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| 1982 |
Edmonton Eskimos (DB Coach) |
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| 1986–1990 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Secondary Coach) |
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| As player |
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| 1961 |
Montreal Alouettes |
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| 1962–1969 |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
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| 1970–1976 |
Montreal Alouettes |
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| Career highlights and awards |
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| CFL All-Star |
1965, 1966, 1967 |
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| CFL East All-Star |
1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971 |
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| Awards |
1966 Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy |
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| Honors |
Grey Cup champion - 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974 |
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| Career stats |
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Gene Gaines (born June 26, 1938) was a football player in the CFL sixteen years. He starred as a defensive back for the Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal Alouettes. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.[1]
In 1970 he was both a player and one of the defensive backfield coaches for the Alouettes.[2][3]
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Before re-purposing in 1973 the trophy was awarded to the player who best exemplified skill, sportsmanship, and courage in the IRFU or the CFL East
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