Sonny Homer
Canadian football player
Intro | Canadian football player | |
Places | Canada | |
was | Canadian football player Football player | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 8 July 1936 | |
Death | 22 February 2006North Vancouver, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (aged 69 years) |
Lawrence "Sonny" Homer (born July 8, 1936, in Trail, British Columbia – February 22, 2006) was a professional Canadian football wide receiver who played eleven seasons in the Canadian Football League for the BC Lions. He was part of the Lions' 1964 Grey Cup victory, his best season when he caught 50 passes for 776 yards (15.5 yards/catch average). He totalled 217 catches in his career for 3,765 yards (17.4 yards/catch average).
Homer played with only one kidney. He died on February 22, 2006, in North Vancouver, British Columbia.