Oatten Fisher
Appearance
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Born: | April 1, 1924 Salisbury, North Carolina, U.S. |
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Died: | April 30, 2006 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | (aged 82)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Guard, Tackle |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Weight | 225[1] lb (102 kg) |
College | University of North Carolina |
Career history | |
As player | |
1950 | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers |
1951 | Toronto Argonauts |
1952–1953 | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers |
1954 | Toronto Argonauts |
1955–1956 | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers |
1959 | Calgary Stampeders |
Honors | ORFU All-Star - 1950, 1953, 1955 Salisbury/Rowan Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2015 (posthumous) |
Oatten Fisher (April 1, 1924 – April 30, 2006), was an all-star Canadian Football League player.
Having played college football at the University of North Carolina, Fisher embarked on an 8-year career in Canada. While he only played 16 games over 2 seasons with the Toronto Argonauts, he had a successful stint with the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers of the Ontario Rugby Football Union, where he was selected an all-star 3 times.[2] He finished his football career in 1959 with the Calgary Stampeders.[3]
Fisher was among the first African-American players to break the colour barrier in the CFL.[1] He died in Toronto on April 30, 2006.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b London, Mike (January 7, 2015). "Football Legend: Salisbury native a pioneer north of the border". salisburypost.com. Salibury Post. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- ^ Toronto Argonaut 2006 Media Guide
- ^ CFLAPEDIA entry - Oatten Fisher
- ^ "Deaths, Memorial, Births", The Toronto Star, May 3, 2006, pg. B6
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1924 births
- 2006 deaths
- Sportspeople from Salisbury, North Carolina
- Players of American football from Rowan County, North Carolina
- Canadian football offensive linemen
- Toronto Argonauts players
- Calgary Stampeders players
- Ontario Rugby Football Union players
- North Carolina Tar Heels football players
- Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers players
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- Players of Canadian football from North Carolina