Gord Barwell

Gord Barwell
Date of birth 1944
Place of birth Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date of death April 21, 1988 (aged 43)
Place of death Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) E/WR
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
As player
1964–1973 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion (1966)

Gordon Keith Barwell (1944 – April 21, 1988) was a Canadian football player who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1966.[1] He previously played football on the Saskatoon Hilltops junior football team. In 1988, he died of brain cancer. He was a minister in his later years.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=ec674b38-dc09-401e-b206-0bbc0e3d4e1b
  2. ↑ http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=barwegor001
  3. ↑ Ex-Roughie an inspiration to all Gord Barwell's in last quarter in his gallant fight with cancer: [FIN Edition] John Robertson Toronto Star. Toronto Star [Toronto, Ont] 20 Apr 1988: B3.
  4. ↑ Riders' Barwell taken too soon: [Final Edition] Vanstone, Rob. Star - Phoenix [Saskatoon, Sask] 30 June 2006: B4.
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