Larry Wruck's career is abit of an anomoly in this day an age of free agents and switching teams. Wruck played junior football with the highly successfull Saskatoon Hilltops and joined Edmonton as a free agent in 1985. Wruck remained an Eskmo for the next 12 seasons until he rtired after the 1996 season.
Wruck won only one West All-Star during his career with Edmonton (1989), but definitgely established himself as one of the top Canadian Linebackers of that era. In fact, Wruck was twice (1994 and 1995) named the Outstanding Canadian in the West.
Wruck put up some pretty decent numbers also during his career. He had 15 career fumble recoveries, 13 career interceptions, including a career high of 6 in 1995, and 40 career quarterback sacks from his linebacker position. Besides individual honours, Wruck enjoyed a fair amount of team success as well during his career as Edmonton went to four Grey Cups. Wruck and the Eskimos went 2-2 with wins in 1987 and 1993 asnd losses in 1986 and 1990.
Wruck Named to Edmonton Wall of Fame
| Year | Team | GP | T | ST | Total | TFL | Yds | KD | Sacks | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | EDM | 16 | 1 | |||||||
| 1986 | EDM | 18 | 0 | |||||||
| 1987 | EDM | 18 | 70 | 0 | ||||||
| 1988 | EDM | 18 | 44 | 3 | ||||||
| 1989 | EDM | 18 | 51 | 8 | ||||||
| 1990 | EDM | 18 | 74 | 1 | ||||||
| 1991 | EDM | 18 | 51 | 8 | 59 | 3 | 18 | 5 | ||
| 1992 | EDM | 18 | 94 | 9 | 103 | 10 | 35 | 5 | ||
| 1993 | EDM | 17 | 59 | 7 | 66 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1994 | EDM | 18 | 92 | 0 | 92 | 5 | 13 | 5 | ||
| 1995 | EDM | 18 | 62 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 44 | |
| 1996 | EDM | 18 | 49 | 3 | 52 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Year | Team | Int | Yds | Avg | TDInt | Long | FR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 9 | |
| 1986 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | EDM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | EDM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | EDM | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | EDM | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | EDM | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994 | EDM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995 | EDM | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | BK | BC | BFG | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | EDM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | KOR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | PR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| 1990 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 1991 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | EDM | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | F | FL | OFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | EDM | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | EDM | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
