Jerry C. Janes (April 1, 1935 – August 11, 2017) was a Canadian football player who played for the BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[2][3] He played college football at Louisiana State University and was drafted in the 1957 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears (Round 21, #252). He died in Surrey, British Columbia in 2017.[4]
| No. 77 | |
| Date of birth | April 1, 1935 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Mooringsport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Date of death | August 11, 2017 (aged 82) |
| Place of death | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | E/SE |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
| Weight | 238 lb (108 kg) |
| US college | LSU |
| NFL draft | 1957 / round: 21 / pick: 252 |
| Drafted by | Chicago Bears[1] |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1957–1959, 1963 | BC Lions |
| 1960 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 1960, 1963 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
References
edit- ^ "1957 Chicago Bears". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Jerry Janes Statistics on JustSportsStats.com". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ^ "Jerry Janes". cflapedia.com. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ^ "Jerry JANES Obituary (April 01, 1935 - August 11, 2017) - Surrey, BC - North Shore News".
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