Bill Symons
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Date of birth | June 14, 1943 |
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Place of birth | Colorado |
AFL draft | 1965 / Round: 20 / Pick: 157 |
Drafted by | Kansas City Chiefs |
NFL draft | 1965 / Round: 6 / Pick: 80 |
Drafted by | Green Bay Packers |
Career history | |
As player | |
1966 | BC Lions |
1967–1973 | Toronto Argonauts |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 1968 |
CFL East All-Star | 1968, 1970 |
Awards | 1968 CFL MOP 1970 Jeff Russel Trophy |
Career stats | |
Bill Symons (born June 14, 1943) is a former professional Canadian football running back with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
College football career
Symons played for the
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BC
The
Toronto
Toronto, with their new head coach Leo Cahill, was determined to turn their losing ways around, and in 1967, Symons was given a chance. He did not disappoint, picking up 349 yards rushing and positioning himself as a starter.
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Post football career, honours and awards
Symons called it quits after 1973 to donate more time to his successful AFA Forest Products company. Symons also has a farm in Caledon, Ontario.
For his great performances as a running back, Symons was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1997. Symons was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.[1]
References
- ^ "Bill Symons". oshof.ca. Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-04-07.