Ced Gyles

Ced Gyles
Ced Gyles in 1948
Born:(1926-12-23)December 23, 1926
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Died:September 24, 2023(2023-09-24) (aged 96)
The Blue Mountains, Ontario, Canada
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)HB
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career history
As player
1948–1951Calgary Stampeders
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion (1948)
Not to be confused with Cedric Kyles, whose stage name is Cedric the Entertainer.

Cedric George Edward Gyles (December 23, 1926 – September 24, 2023) was a Canadian football player who played for the Calgary Stampeders. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1948.[1] Gyles played junior football in Vancouver, British Columbia with the Junior Vancouver Blue Bombers. From 1968 to 1969, Gyles was president of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[2] An avid sailor, he was a long time member of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club in Toronto, Ontario. He served as Club Commodore in 1985-86. Gyles skippered the yacht Norseman to the Sira Cup at the 1999 8-Metre World Cup in Rochester, New York[3] Gyles died on September 30, 2023 at the age of 96. Gyles resided in Collingwood, Ontario and was one of the last surviving members of the 1948 Grey Cup championship team.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Cedric Gyles football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  2. ^ "Manitoba Organization: Winnipeg Football Club / Winnipeg Blue Bombers". Manitoba Historical Society Archives. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Remembering Pete Thodos | Calgary Stampeders". Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
  4. ^ Cedric Gyles obituary


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