Bernie Faloney
American gridiron football player (1932–1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bernie Faloney (June 15, 1932 – June 14, 1999) was a professional football player in the Canadian Football League (primarily with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats) and an outstanding American college football player at the University of Maryland. Born in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, Faloney is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, the Western Pennsylvania Hall of Fame, and the University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame. Faloney's jersey #10 was retired by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1999.[1] In 2005, Faloney was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.[2] In 2006, Faloney was voted to the Honour Roll of the CFL's Top 50 Players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.[3]
No. 10, 90, 92 | |
Born: | (1932-06-15)June 15, 1932 Carnegie, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Died: | June 14, 1999(1999-06-14) (aged 66) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | QB |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 193 lb (88 kg) |
College | Maryland |
NFL draft | 1954, Round: 1, Pick: 11 |
Drafted by | San Francisco 49ers |
Hand | Right |
Career history | |
As player | |
1954 | Edmonton Eskimos |
1957–1964 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
1965–1966 | Montreal Alouettes |
1967 | BC Lions |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Retired #s | Hamilton Tiger-Cats #10 |
Career stats | |
Completions | 1,493 |
Attempts | 2,876 |
Percentage | 51.9 |
TD–INT | 151–201 |
Passing yards | 264 |