Tony Proudfoot was born in Winnipeg on September 10, 1949, but he went East  at a very young age to play  his football.  Proudfoot played college football at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton (1967-71), and was then drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in fourth round, Montreal’s first pick that year in 1971 CFL College Draft.  Proudfoot made the Als in 1971 and quickly progressed to becoming a starter.  Proudfoot played nine seasons in Montreal (1971-79) before going to the West Coast to play three seasons with the BC Lions (1980-82).  Proudfoot was selected to two East All-Star teams with Montreal (1977 and 1979).  Proudfoot recorded 9 career fumble recoveries and 13 career interceptions with a single season high of four in his second last season in 1981 with the Lions.  That same season, Proudfoot also had his single season high with three fumble recoveries.  Proudfoot played in five Grey Cup games with the Alouettes, winning two (1974 and 1977) and losing three (1975, 1978 and 1979).  Of those games, 1977 was the most memorable.  Known as the "Ice Bowl", Proudfoot was credited with the idea for using stapes in the shoes for better traction as the Als blasted Edmonton 41-6.  The most surprising stat about Tony Proudfoot?  In 1981 when the CFL first kept stats for Quarterback Sacks, Proudfoot recored 6.5, wich is quite high for a defensive back.  Proudfoot had another 3 sacks in 1982, his final season when he played only nine games.  Off the field, Proudfoot was a Physical Education instructor for 33 years at Dawson College (1976-2007).  Proudfoot was present at the tragic 2006 shooting at Dawson College and treated one of the injured using his knowledge of First Aid.  Proudfoot became involved again in football in 1996 when the Alouettes were reborn, serving as the colour commentator on radio games until 2007. He has also been a coach with the team from time to time, in 2001 he was the linebacker coach and since then he has been a guest coach at most training camps. In June of 2007, it was announced that Tony was suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.  This condition  has progressively  worsened and at present it has deprived him of his ability to speak and swallow  Rather than feel sorry for himself, since his diagnosis Proudfoot has worked tirelessly to promote knowledge about the disease and to help fund research into finding a cure. Tony Proudfoot finally sucumbed to his illness and passed away on December 30, 2010.

Wikipedia Article on Tony Proudfoot

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Ex CFL All-Star Tony Proudfoot Dies

Tony Proudfoot Fund for ALS Research