Mike Widger

Mike Widger
Born:	August 21, 1948; Pennsville, New Jersey, U.S.
Died:	March 3, 2016 (aged 67); Salem, New Jersey, U.S.
Career information
CFL status	American
Position(s)	LB
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
College	Virginia Tech
High school	Pennsville Memorial (Pennsville, New Jersey)
Career history
As player
1970–1976	Montreal Alouettes
1977–1978	Ottawa Rough Riders
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-American (1968);
CFL All-Star	1973, 1974, 1975, 1977
CFL East All-Star	1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977
Honors	Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame

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Michael Jon Widger (August 21, 1948 – March 3, 2016) was a linebacker for the Montreal Alouettes and Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League from 1970 to 1978.

An All-American at Virginia Tech, he was a CFL All-Star four times and was a part of two Grey Cup winning victories for the Alouettes.^[2]

He was a nominee for the TSN Top 50 CFL Players list in 2006.^[3] He died in 2016, aged 67.^[4]

Notes

^ "Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame". hokiesports.com. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
^ "Mike Widger Pro Football Stats, Position, College, Transactions". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
^ "Linebackers". TSN Top 50 CFL Players Nominees. 2006.
^ "Former Als star Mike Widger, 67, lived as hard off the field as he played on it | Montreal Gazette".

References

Harris, Mike (August 1, 2006). "Mike Widger". Game of My Life Virginia Tech: Memorable Stories of Hokie Football and Basketball. Sports Publishing. pp. 40–46. ISBN 1-59670-004-1.
Burnop, Mike (March 4, 2016). "@MikeBurnopVT on Twitter".

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[1] "Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame". hokiesports.com. Retrieved February 25, 2019.

[2] "Mike Widger Pro Football Stats, Position, College, Transactions". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 5, 2024.

[3] "Linebackers". TSN Top 50 CFL Players Nominees. 2006.

[4] "Former Als star Mike Widger, 67, lived as hard off the field as he played on it | Montreal Gazette".

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