Wayne Allison (Canadian football)
Date of birth | December 17, 1949 |
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Place of birth | Edmonton Eskimos |
Career history | |
As player | |
1973–1977 | Toronto Argonauts |
1977 | Calgary Stampeders |
1978 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
1978–1979 | Toronto Argonauts |
For the English former footballer and coach, see Wayne Allison.
Wayne Allison (December 17, 1949 – October 24, 2005) was a professional Canadian football defensive back who played for the Toronto Argonauts, Calgary Stampeders, and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). From 1973 to 1978, Allison played in 85 regular season games in the CFL.[1]
Allison played for the
College career
Allison played
Professional career
The
In 1974, Allison played in all 16 regular season games.[1] In an August 21 game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Allison attempted to punt the ball out of the endzone in the last play of the game to prevent the Blue Bombers from scoring a single. The punt was blocked and recovered for a touchdown, resulting in an 18–13 Blue Bombers win.[9] Ottawa Rough Riders head coach George Brancato credited Allison with "turn[ing] the game around" for the Argonauts in a 19–7 win against Ottawa on September 29, after Allison returned an interception roughly 55 yards to set up an Argonauts touchdown drive.[10] In addition to his role on defense, Allison began returning punts regularly. He returned 62 punts for 318 yards on the season.[1]
Before the 1975 season, the CFL implemented a rule change allowing the return team to block on punts. Allison was used on
In 1976, Allison made two interceptions while playing in all 16 regular season games. He faced a reduced role on special teams, with no punt or kick returns on the season for the first time since he joined the league.[1] While Allison was not named an all-star for the 1976 season, he was invited to play in the CFL All-Star Game as a replacement for all-stars which were unable to play.[12]
When wide receiver Kelvin Kirk suffered a concussion in a July 1977 game against the Ottawa Rough Riders, Allison was forced to substitute as a wide receiver.[13] After playing five regular season games with the Argonauts in 1977, Allison was traded to the Calgary Stampeders for Rudy Linterman.[1][14] He played in four games for the Stampeders during the 1977 season.[1] Allison tore his Achilles tendon in September when he was hit while standing on the sideline, and the injury ended his season.[15]
Before the 1978 season, the Stampeders traded Allison to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for wide receiver Rick Koswina.[16] Allison played in nine regular season games for the Blue Bombers recording one fumble recovery before being released.[1] He was then picked up by his original team, the Toronto Argonauts, in October 1978.[17] Allison finished the 1978 season with the Argonauts, playing in five more games, before being cut in June 1979.[1][18]
Season statistics
[1] | Defense | Receiving | Punt returns | Kick returns | Misc | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | GP | FR | Int | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | KR | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Fumbles |
1973 | TOR | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 175 | 21.9 | 27 | 0 | 2 |
1974 | TOR | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 318 | 5.1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1975 | TOR | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 222 | 9.3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1976 | TOR | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1977 | TOR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1977 | CAL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 94 | 9.4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1978 | WPG | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1978 | TOR | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 85 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 100 | 669 | 6.7 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 190 | 21.1 | 27 | 0 | 3 |
Death
On October 24, 2005, Allison died in a car accident on Ontario Highway 12.[19]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9835136-6-7.
- ^ a b Sudlow, Ron (February 7, 1973). "British Columbia gets lion's share of choice picks". The Ottawa Journal. p. 22. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ a b "Dave Knight picked coach of the year". The Ottawa Journal. April 3, 1973. p. 18. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ Juby, Jordan (April 7, 1973). "Wants more promotion for college football". The Ottawa Journal. p. 26. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "Golden Bears stop Waterloo". The Ottawa Journal. Canadian Press. November 27, 1972. p. 16. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "Argos trade Moro to Esks". The Ottawa Journal. May 4, 1973. p. 22. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "CFLPA concerned over Moro's plight". The Ottawa Journal. June 27, 1973. p. 25. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "Collegiate football coach takes kick at CFL scouts". The Brandon Sun. November 14, 1973. p. 6. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "Bombers block their blues away". The Brandon Sun. Canadian Press. August 22, 1974. p. 7. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "Allison stars for Argos". The Brandon Sun. Canadian Press. September 30, 1974. p. 11. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "Argos to experiment with new rule". The Ottawa Journal. Canadian Press. July 2, 1975. p. 37. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ Sufrin, Mel (May 4, 1977). "Familiar names missing from CFL all-stars". The Ottawa Journal. p. 32. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "In spite of injuries, penalties, Argonauts wing it on way to first win". The Brandon Sun. July 28, 1977. p. 6. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ Kealey, Clem (August 15, 1977). "Brancato has the axe sharpened". The Ottawa Journal. p. 13. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "Esks and Roughies close in on Lions". The Brandon Sun. Canadian Press. September 6, 1977. p. 9. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "CFL roster cuts leaves vets in cold". The Ottawa Journal. Canadian Press. July 7, 1978. p. 19. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "Wade has brief stay in hospital". The Ottawa Journal. Canadian Press. October 4, 1978. p. 30. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "Argos trade Sowieta". The Ottawa Journal. Canadian Press. June 23, 1979. p. 27. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ Milton, Steve (October 26, 2005). "Argos aim to stay on top in the east; Clemons says it's too risky to let up against Cats and blow opportunity to play at home in playoffs". Hamilton Spectator. p. SP02.