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Granville Liggins

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Granville "Granny" Liggins (born June 2, 1946 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a former American football and a Canadian Football League player. [1]

27 relations: Alberta, American football, Black History Month, Calgary, Calgary Stampeders, Canadian Football League, Chuck Ealey, Defensive tackle, Detroit Lions, Heisman Trophy, John Helton, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Oakville, Ontario, Orange Bowl, Ottawa Rough Riders, Pinball Clemons, Pittsburgh Steelers, Rocky Bleier, The Pigskin Club of Washington, D.C., Toronto, Toronto Argonauts, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Ulysses Curtis, United States, University of Oklahoma, Wayne Harris, 59th Grey Cup.

Alberta

Alberta is a western province of Canada.

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American football

American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.

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Black History Month

Black History Month, also known as African-American History Month in the U.S., is an annual observance in Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and the United States.

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Calgary

Calgary is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta.

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Calgary Stampeders

The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta, competing in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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Canadian Football League

The Canadian Football League (CFL; Ligue canadienne de football, LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada.

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Chuck Ealey

Charles "Chuck" Ealey (born January 6, 1950) is a former American Canadian football player for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.

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Defensive tackle

A defensive tackle (DT) is typically the largest and strongest of the defensive players in American football.

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Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan.

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Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Memorial Trophy (usually known colloquially as the Heisman Trophy or The Heisman), is awarded annually to the most outstanding player in college football in the United States whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity.

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John Helton

John Helton (born 23 May 1947) is a former defensive tackle for the Calgary Stampeders from 1969–1978 and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1979-1982 of the Canadian Football League.

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National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a non-profit organization which regulates athletes of 1,281 institutions and conferences.

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Oakville, Ontario

Oakville is a suburban town in southern Ontario, located in Halton Region on Lake Ontario halfway between Toronto and Hamilton, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area, one of the most densely-populated areas of Canada.

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Orange Bowl

The Orange Bowl, officially the Capital One Orange Bowl for sponsorship purposes, is an annual American college football bowl game played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

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Ottawa Rough Riders

The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876.

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Pinball Clemons

Michael Lutrell "Pinball" Clemons (born January 15, 1965) is an American-Canadian sports executive who serves as vice-chairman for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Clemons played with the Argos for twelve seasons, and twice served as their head coach. His no. 31 jersey is one of only four that have been retired by the Argos. He is one of the most famous former Argos players, and is also one of the most popular professional athletes in the history of Toronto. Clemons has stated that he feels CFL football is the best football in the world. Clemons is 5 ft 6 in (167 cm) tall and weighs 170 pounds (77 kg).

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Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Rocky Bleier

Robert Patrick "Rocky" Bleier (born March 5, 1946) is an American former professional American football player.

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The Pigskin Club of Washington, D.C.

The Pigskin Club of Washington, D.C., Inc. was founded in 1938 with the goals of "improving relationship between persons interested in the game of football; that there may be given encouragement for good, clean sport; that there may be a more perfect understanding among such persons; and, that there may be mutual benefits and pleasures derived from such association.".

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Toronto

Toronto is the capital city of the province of Ontario and the largest city in Canada by population, with 2,731,571 residents in 2016.

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Toronto Argonauts

The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club, commonly referred to as the "Argos") are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States.

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Ulysses Curtis

Ulysses "Crazy Legs" Curtis (May 10, 1926 – October 6, 2013) was a running back in the CFL for the Toronto Argonauts from 1950-1954.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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University of Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a coeducational public research university in Norman, Oklahoma.

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Wayne Harris

Carroll Wayne Harris (May 4, 1938 – June 4, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1961 through 1972.

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59th Grey Cup

The 59th Grey Cup was played on November 28, 1971, before 34,404 fans at Vancouver's Empire Stadium.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granville_Liggins

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