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American gridiron football player (1934–2018)
Galen Wahlmeier
Born: | (1934-02-19)February 19, 1934Jennings, Kansas, U.S. |
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Died: | July 26, 2018(2018-07-26) (aged 84)Kipling, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | C, LB |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1957–1967 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Career highlights and awards | |
Grey cup champion (1966) | |
CFL East All-Star | 1957 |
Galen Wahlmeier (February 19, 1934 – July 26, 2018) was a Canadian football player who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[1] He won the Grey Cup with them in 1966.[2] He played college football at University of Kansas. In 1985, he was in a movie called Shipbuilder.[3] Wahlmeier later served as mayor of Estevan, Saskatchewan. In 2018, he died in Kipling, Saskatchewan.[4][5]
- ^ "Galen Wahlmeier football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
- ^ "CFL Mobile". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- ^ "Shipbuilder (Short 1985) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Galen Wahlmeier, a longtime Saskatchewan Roughrider who became Estevan's mayor, has died - SaskToday.ca".
- ^ "Galen Wahlmeier Obituary - Kipling, SK".