Harvey Wylie
Canadian football defensive back
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| Intro | Canadian football defensive back | |
| Places | Canada | |
| is | Football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 6 April 1934 | |
| Age | 90 years |
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Biography
Harvey Wylie (born April 6, 1934) is a former defensive back who played nine seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders (ending his career with them in 1964). For five consecutive seasons, he was an All-Western All-Star and twice he was an All-Canadian All-Star.
He excelled in several sports: he played Junior "A" Hockey in Calgary and had a tryout with the Chicago White Sox. Wylie was the winner of the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award in 1962. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1980.
Wylie later went into business and served as President of Beaufort-Delta Oil Project Limited.