Doug Falconer (Canadian football)
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Born: | Calgary, Alberta | January 30, 1952
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Died: | July 25, 2021 Kingston, Ontario | (aged 69)
Career information | |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | DB |
College | University of Ottawa |
High school | Base Borden Collegiate, LaSalle Secondary |
CFL Draft | 1976 / Round: 6 / Pick: 46 |
Drafted by | Toronto Argonauts |
Career history | |
As player | |
1976 | Toronto Argonauts |
1976 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
1976 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
1977–1978 | Calgary Stampeders |
1979 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
1979 | Montreal Alouettes |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Doug Falconer (January 30, 1952 – July 25, 2021) was a Canadian-American film producer, singer-songwriter, recording artist and professional Canadian football player, having played in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Early years
Falconer was born in Calgary, Alberta. His father was a member of the Canadian Armed Forces. Growing up, Falconer was constantly on the move. After attending no less than five public schools across Canada, Falconer split his high school years between Base Borden Collegiate Institute outside of Toronto and then La Salle Secondary School in Kingston, Ontario.
While attending high school, Falconer was a four-sport star. He participated in football,
Following high school, Falconer went on to play basketball at
In 1973, Falconer transferred to the University of Ottawa where he played as a wide receiver and as a defensive back on the football team. He once scored two touchdowns as a wide receiver against McGill University and intercepted 2 passes as a defensive back against the University of Windsor in the 1975 Churchill Bowl. Falconer was a member of the legendary 1975 National Championship Vanier Cup Team.
In 1976, the prestigious "Achievement Award" in recognition of Distinguished Performance in the Field of Amateur Sports was presented to Falconer by the Premier of Ontario, William Davis.
Professional career
Following his university career, Falconer went on to play professional football in the Canadian Football League in 1976 with the Ottawa Rough Riders (8 games), the Toronto Argonauts (2 games) and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3 games). He was a member of the 64th Grey Cup champion Ottawa Rough Riders. In 1976 during the Rough Riders' run to the Grey Cup Championship against the Toronto Argonauts Falconer intercepted a Chuck Ealey pass in the end zone late in the game to prevent a winning drive. He did it again against the Montreal Alouettes. This time he picked off a Sonny Wade pass in the end zone late in the fourth quarter to help secure the win for the Rough Riders. He played for the Calgary Stampeders for 2 seasons (32 games) and in 1978 against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers he intercepted a Ralph Brock pass late in the fourth quarter and returned it 35 yards for the winning touchdown in a game that secured the Stampeders a playoff berth. In 1979, he played 2 games apiece for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Montreal Alouettes.
Post-football
Falconer moved to
University of Ottawa Gilbert-Fraser-Morrison Scholarship
In 2008, Falconer established the University of Ottawa Gee Gees football teams’ first ever entrance scholarship. The scholarship has been named after the three coaches who were an inspiration to Falconer through High School and University. They are Don Gilbert, Falconer's head football coach at the University of Ottawa, Doug Fraser and Bob Morrison, Falconer's basketball and football coaches at La Salle Secondary in Kingston. The Gilbert-Fraser-Morrison Scholarship is awarded annually to a LaSalle Secondary School and/or a Kingston area high school student athlete planning to attend and play football at the University of Ottawa.
University of Ottawa Football Hall of Fame
In 2015, Falconer was inducted into the University of Ottawa Football Hall of Fame as a member of the 1975 undefeated National Champion University of Ottawa Gee Gees football team.
City of Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame
In 2015, Falconer was inducted into the City of Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame as a member of the 1975 undefeated National Champion University of Ottawa Gee Gees football team.
Falconer Pictures
Falconer was Chairman of Falconer Pictures, a feature film and TV production company in Los Angeles. In 2009, Falconer executive produced My Bollywood Bride starring Sex and the City's Jason Lewis. In 2011, Falconer was executive producer on the epic film The Warrior's Way starring Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush and Kate Bosworth and produced by Oscar winner Barrie M. Osborne (The Lord of the Rings). In 2015, Falconer was executive producer on critically acclaimed western Forsaken starring Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, Demi Moore and Brian Cox. Forsaken was an Official Selection at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Forsaken was nominated for five 2016 Canadian Screen Awards.
Falconer's other producer credits include the 2016 film
Films in development before Falconer's death included Stan Lee's Annihilator, written by Dan Gilroy (The Bourne Legacy), Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?, a Reginald Lewis biopic starring Jamie Foxx, The 500, written by Angelo Pizzo (Rudy, Hoosiers) and The Magician, a Marlin Briscoe biopic, written by Gregory Allen Howard (Ali, Remember the Titans).
References
- Grey Cup Traditions, 75th Anniversary of the Grey Cup, Copyright 1987, E.S.P. Marketing & Communications
- CFL Facts, Figures and Records 1975 and 2007
- CFL Illustrated (1976–1980) Canadian Controlled Media Communications
- "Third & Long", The Proud History of Ottawa Football, Avant-Garde Communications (Authors, Lyne Racicot & Howie Mooney)
- Ottawa Citizen (sports sections, 1976)
- Calgary Herald (sports sections 1977,78,79)
- Kingston Whig-Standard (sports sections, 1971)
- "Yards 1977", National Coverage by CBC & CTV
- Ottawa Rough Riders Fact Book 1976
- Calgary Stampeders Fact Book 1977,78,79
- www.cfl.ca
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151107064944/https://ottawasporthalloffame.ca/
- http://www.ottawageegees.ca[permanent dead link]
- http://www.1975geegees.com Archived 2017-03-29 at the Wayback Machine