Walt McKee

Walt McKeeDate of birth|  (1949-06-28) June 28, 1949 (age 75)

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Career information
CFL status| National
Position(s)| K/P
Canada university| Manitoba
Career history
As player
1972–1974| Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1975| Edmonton Eskimos
Awards| 1972 - Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy
Honors| Grey Cup champion - 1975

Walt McKee (born June 28, 1949) is a former award winning and Grey Cup champion kicker who played in the Canadian Football League from 1972 to 1975.[1]

A graduate of University of Manitoba and member of the Bison's 1969 and 70 championship teams, McKee joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1972 and, with 108 punts for a 41.5 yard average, was winner of the Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy for Canadian rookie of the year in the west.[2] He was second in the league in punting average the next 2 seasons (with 44.2 and 41.8 yards.) He also was a place kicker, handling kickoffs but making only 27 of his 69 field goal attempts. He finished his career with the Edmonton Eskimos, playing 6 games and punting 36 times for a 41.8 yard average in 1975, the year they won the Grey Cup.[3]

## References

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1. ^ FANBASE entry : Walt McKee
2. ^ 1972 CFL Record Book
3. ^ 1975 CFL Record Book

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Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy – Best Canadian Rookie in the WIRU or CFL Western Conference

* 1949: Stroppa
* 1950: Brown
* 1951: Chambers
* 1952: Benson
* 1953: Sturtridge
* 1954: Bottoms
* 1955: Lunn
* 1956: Rauhaus
* 1957: Lashuk
* 1958: Radzick
* 1959: Janzen
* 1960: Beaumont
* 1961: Robinson
* 1962: Frechette
* 1963: Kempf
* 1964: Cooper
* 1965: Forwick
* 1966: Lefebvre
* 1967: Gerela
* 1968: Cranmer
* 1969: Easley
* 1970: Senst
* 1971: Kraemer
* 1972: McKee
* 1973: Richardson

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