Born: | Bristol, Connecticut, U.S. | March 20, 1937
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Died: | September 29, 2015 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. | (aged 78)
Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | OL |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 240 lb (110 kg) |
College | Syracuse |
NFL draft | 1959, round: 6, pick: 62 |
Drafted by | Philadelphia Eagles |
Career history | |
As coach | |
1970–1971 | Edmonton Eskimos (Line Coach) |
As player | |
1959–1968 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
1969 | Edmonton Eskimos |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 1964, 1965, 1966 |
CFL West All-Star | 1963–1966 |
Career stats | |
Fumble Recoveries | 1 |
Al Benecick (March 20, 1937 – September 29, 2015) was an American professional football offensive lineman who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1959 to 1968.[1] He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Roughriders in 1966. Benecick retired as a member of the Edmonton Eskimos in 1969.
During Benecick's time as a member of the Roughriders, he was named to the CFL's Western All-Star team four times.
Benecick was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1996. He died on September 29, 2015.[2]