Bernard Wadsworth

Canadian football player (1914–1966)

Bernard "Bunny" WadsworthBorn:| c. 1914

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Died:| January 23, 1966 (aged 51)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Career information
Position(s)| Defensive lineman & offensive lineman
Career history
As player
1934–41| Ottawa Rough Riders
Career highlights and awards

* Grey Cup champion (1940)

CFL All-Star| 1938, 1939, 1940

John Bernard "Bunny" Wadsworth (c. 1914 – January 23, 1966) was an all-star and Grey Cup champion Canadian football lineman. Playing in the early days of the Ottawa Rough Riders, before the Canadian Football League was formed, Wadsworth's career spanned eight seasons, and included three all-star selections and the 1940 Grey Cup championship. He was honored as a member of the Rough Rider "Half Century" team.[1]

He and his wife Catherine (née Kehoe) had six children, one of whom was Michael "Mike" Wadsworth, Canadian football player, lawyer, businessman, sports analyst and Canadian Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland.[2] He died at a hospital in Toronto in 1966 from kidney disease, aged 51.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Profile, CFLAPEDIA.com; accessed October 23, 2014.
2. ^ Obituary for John Peter Wadsworth, one of Bunny's sons Archived 2014-10-23 at archive.today, obitsforlife.com; accessed October 23, 2014.
3. ^ "Rider lineman of Thirties dies". Ottawa Citizen. January 24, 1966. p. 14. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

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Ottawa Rough Riders 28th Grey Cup champions

* 51 George Fraser
* 52 Tiny Hermann
* 53 Bunny Wadsworth
* 54 Dave Sprague
* 55 Leo Seguin
* 57 Lloyd Langley
* 58 Fred Syms
* 59 Jack Taylor
* 60 Bert Haigh
* 64 Herve Pilon
* 65 Tony McCarthy
* 66 Rick Perley
* 67 Ted Edwards
* 68 Eric Chipper
* 70 Pete O'Connor
* 71 Sammy Sward
* 72 Tony Golab
* 73 Stan O'Neil
* 74 Arnie McWatters
* 75 Orville Burke
* 76 Arnie Charbonneau
* 77 Murray Griffin
* 78 Carl Norton
* 79 Paul McGarry
* 80 Andy Tommy
* 81 Tommy Daley
* 83 Wilf Tremblay
* Pete Kaluski
* Curly Moynahan

* Head coach: Ross Trimble

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