Tony Proudfoot

Tony Proudfoot
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Born:(1949-09-10)10 September 1949
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Died:30 December 2010(2010-12-30) (aged 61)
Montreal, Quebec
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)DB
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
UniversityNew Brunswick
High schoolJohn Rennie
CFL draft1971, round: 4, pick: 36
Drafted byMontreal Alouettes
Career history
As player
1971–1979Montreal Alouettes
1980–1982BC Lions
CFL East All-Star1977, 1979
HonorsGrey Cup - 1974, 1977
Career stats

John A. "Tony" Proudfoot[1] (10 September 1949 – 30 December 2010) was an All-Star defensive back in the Canadian Football League, teacher, coach, broadcaster and journalist.[2][3][4]

He was a Grey Cup champion twice as a player, and twice as special consultant to Montreal Alouettes head coach Marc Trestman in 2009 and 2010. In 2007, Proudfoot was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a motor neurone disease for which there is no known cure. He wrote regular updates on his deterioration in the Montreal Gazette. The courage, grace, and determination during his illness was widely admired.[5] He founded the Tony Proudfoot Fund for ALS Research at the ALS Society of Quebec, which raised over $500,000 for research into the disease.[6]

  1. ^ "UNBF to Award Four Honorary Degrees". University of New Brunswick. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Proudfoot battles ALS". Montreal Gazette. 28 June 2007. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  3. ^ Rick Moffat (10 September 2010). "Moffat: Emotional week for Alouettes". CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
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  6. ^ "Tony Proudfoot Fund". sla-quebec.ca. 2012. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.