Bob Cunningham (Canadian football)

For the hockey player, see Bob Cunningham (ice hockey).

Bob Cunningham (September 26, 1927 – October 8, 2006) was a Grey Cup champion and award-winning professional Canadian football fullback.^[1]

Bob Cunningham

Date of birth	(1927-09-26)September 26, 1927
Place of birth	Port Credit, Ontario
Date of death	October 8, 2006(2006-10-08) (aged 79)
Place of death	Scarborough, Ontario
Career information
Position(s)	Running back
US college	none
High school	Port Credit High School
Career history
As player
1946–1947	Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
1948–1951	Montreal Alouettes
1952–1955	Ottawa Rough Riders
Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champion (1949) Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (1953)
CFL All-Star	1947

Career

Between 1948 and 1951, he played 29 games for the Montreal Alouettes, scoring one touchdown in the 37th Grey Cup He played for the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1952 to 1955, winning the Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy in 1953 (as Eastern MVP). In 1947 he was an all-star with the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers.^[2]