Bill Britton
Canadian football player
Intro | Canadian football player | |
Places | Canada | |
was | Canadian football player Football player | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 15 December 1934 | |
Death | 6 February 2017 (aged 82 years) | |
Star sign | Sagittarius |
Bill Britton was a Canadian football linebacker and fullback as well as occasional punt returner and kick returner for the BC Lions and Calgary Stampeders.
Bill Britton played college football at the University of Western Ontario. He joined the BC Lions in 1958 and played 4 years with them. He then played 3 more years with the Calgary Stampeders as a result of a 3-team trade that also involved Toronto. As a fullback in his first two years, he rushed for 210 and 242 yards, but then settled mostly at linebacker. In his career, he intercepted 10 balls and recovered 9 fumbles.