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| Born: | June 7, 1940 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
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| Died: | July 20, 2022 (aged 82) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | DB |
| CJFL | Weston Wildcats |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1959–1965 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1965 |
| Awards | Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (1959) |
| Honors | Grey Cup champion (1959, 1961, 1962) |
Henry F. Janzen (June 7, 1940 – July 20, 2022) was a Canadian football kick returner and defensive back who played in the Canadian Football League for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1959 to 1965.[1][2]
A native of Winnipeg, Janzen joined his hometown Blue Bombers in 1959 and, with a league-leading 499 punt return yards, was winner of the Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy for Canadian rookie of the year in the west.[3][4] He would go on to play 7 seasons, intercepting 14 passes and winning an All-Star berth as a defensive back in 1965 (with 7 interceptions).[5] As a dependable Canadian back-up and kick returner, he was an important part of three Grey Cup championships.
Janzen later became coach of the University of Manitoba football team, leading the Bisons to back-to-back national championships in 1969 and 70, the first time this was ever accomplished.[6]
- ^ "Henry Janzen football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
- ^ "Winnipeg Blue Bombers Alumni". Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- ^ "FANBASE entry : Henry Janzen". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- ^ Winnipeg hails its Cup champs Ottawa Citizen, November 27, 1959
- ^ "Henry Janzen Calls It Quits". Calgary Herald. The Canadian Press. June 8, 1966. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 1969 & 70 U of M Bisons Football Team Archived May 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
