Reg Whitehouse
Reg Whitehouse (October 8, 1933 – August 6, 2008) was a Canadian Football League offensive lineman and placekicker who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1952 through 1966.
| Born: | October 8, 1932 Montreal, Quebec |
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| Died: | August 6, 2008 (aged 75) Chilliwack, British Columbia |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Offensive lineman |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1952–1966 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
After playing junior football for the Notre-Dame-de-Grace Maple Leafs, Reg Whitehouse joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1952 as an offensive lineman and placekicker, staying with them until 1966, the year they won the 54th Grey Cup.[1][2] Whitehouse's best year as a kicker was 1959 when he converted 13 of 17 field goals for a 76.5 average. His career field goal percentage was 51.8 from 1952 to 1964. In 1965, the kicking duties were taken over by fellow offensive lineman Jack Abendschan. In 1992, Whitehouse was inducted into the team's Plaza of Honor.[3]
References
- http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=whitereg004 CFL Statistics
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2008-09-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Whitehouse obituary
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2010-04-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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