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Gerry Inglis
Canadian football player (1954–2025) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gerry Inglis (August 20, 1954 – September 2025) was a Canadian professional football player who was an offensive lineman for the BC Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
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Inglis was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, on August 20, 1954,[2] and attended the University of Alberta where he played football from 1973 to 1976 under coach Jim Donlevy.[3] During his university career, he was a Canada West all-star in 1975, all-Canadian in 1976, and was awarded the J. P. Metras Trophy in 1976 as the best lineman in university football.[4][3] He graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Education degree in 1978.[3]
He was drafted by the BC Lions in the 1976 CFL draft and played two seasons with them.[2] In 1978, he was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers where he spent a season before being traded once again to the Toronto Argonauts.[5] He did not play any games with Toronto, and ended his career in 1980.[3][2]
Following his retirement from football, Inglis worked in the business and hospitality sectors.[3] He also returned to coach the Golden Bears football team as an offensive line coach from 1981 to 1983, and 2001 to 2006.[3] He also served on the Board of Regents for Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Saskatchewan.[3] In 2014, he was inducted into the University of Alberta's Sports Wall of Fame.[3][6]
Inglis died in September 2025, while on a cycling trip through Portugal. He was 71.[7][3] Inglis was married to Erin, with four children.[1] His sons, Cale and Taylor also played football, the latter playing several seasons in the CFL with the Edmonton Eskimos.[2][1]
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