After playing college football at Northwestern State University he joined the Montreal Alouettes in 1968 and rushed for 429 yards in his rookie season. The next season was his best in the CFL, with 1037 yards and an Eastern All-Star selection.[2]
Duncan's final year in Montreal was good, rushing for 823 yards and catching another 399 yards, but 1970 will always be remembered infamously. The third-place Alouettes, coached by Lark great Sam Etcheverry, made Cinderella drive for the Grey Cup. But it was without Duncan and Canadian slotback Bob McCarthy, who made headline news when they were suspended after the regular season for breaking the team drinking prohibition (regarding certain establishments.) The Als won the Grey Cup without Duncan.[3]
Duncan played a final year in the CFL with the Ottawa Rough Riders, where he rushed for 760 yards and was once again an All-Star. In all, he rushed for 3049 yards in his 4-year, 52-game career. He died in 2014 from Parkinson's disease.[4]
Referencesedit
^. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
^L. Ian MacDonald, Grey Cup flashback: Sam Etcheverry turned Als around, Montreal Gazette, April 26, 2010
^"Mr. Dennis Duncan - View Obituary & Service Information".
January 01, 1970
dennis, duncan, dennis, gale, duncan, january, 1943, october, 2014, star, canadian, football, league, running, back, date, birth, 1943, january, 1943place, birthhenderson, texas, date, deathoctober, 2014, 2014, aged, place, deathhenderson, texas, career, infor. Dennis Gale Duncan January 24 1943 October 29 2014 was an all star Canadian Football League CFL running back Dennis DuncanDate of birth 1943 01 24 January 24 1943Place of birthHenderson Texas U S Date of deathOctober 29 2014 2014 10 29 aged 71 Place of deathHenderson Texas U S Career informationCFL statusInternationalPosition s Running backHeight6 ft 2 in 188 cm Weight225 lb 102 kg US collegeNorthwestern StateLouisiana CollegeAFL draft1965 Round Red Shirt 12 Pick 91Drafted byOakland Raiders 1 NFL draft1965 Round 20 Pick 268Drafted bySan Francisco 49ersCareer historyAs player1968 1970Montreal Alouettes1971Ottawa Rough RidersCFL East All Star1969 1971 After playing college football at Northwestern State University he joined the Montreal Alouettes in 1968 and rushed for 429 yards in his rookie season The next season was his best in the CFL with 1037 yards and an Eastern All Star selection 2 Duncan s final year in Montreal was good rushing for 823 yards and catching another 399 yards but 1970 will always be remembered infamously The third place Alouettes coached by Lark great Sam Etcheverry made Cinderella drive for the Grey Cup But it was without Duncan and Canadian slotback Bob McCarthy who made headline news when they were suspended after the regular season for breaking the team drinking prohibition regarding certain establishments The Als won the Grey Cup without Duncan 3 Duncan played a final year in the CFL with the Ottawa Rough Riders where he rushed for 760 yards and was once again an All Star In all he rushed for 3049 yards in his 4 year 52 game career He died in 2014 from Parkinson s disease 4 References edit 1965 AFL Draft Archived from the original on February 25 2017 Retrieved March 23 2017 1 CFLAPEDIA entry Dennis Duncan L Ian MacDonald Grey Cup flashback Sam Etcheverry turned Als around Montreal Gazette April 26 2010 Mr Dennis Duncan View Obituary amp Service Information Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dennis Duncan amp oldid 1189145623, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
