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Ormond Beach (Canadian football)

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Ormond Beach
Born:(1910-10-23)October 23, 1910
Pawhuska, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died:September 21, 1938(1938-09-21) (aged 27)
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Career information
Position(s)Flying wing, linebacker
CollegeUniversity of Kansas
Career history
As player
1934–1937Sarnia Imperials
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1934, 1935, 1936, 1937 ORFU
Career stats

Ormond Beach (October 23, 1910 – September 9, 1938) was an American star football player in the Ontario Rugby Football Union for four seasons for the Sarnia Imperials. Beach, who led the Imperials to Grey Cup victories in 1934 and 1936, died aged 27 in an industrial accident.[failed verification] He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Historical Dictionary of Football
  2. ^ "Hall of Fame Player". cfhof.ca. Retrieved January 13, 2017.