Brantford Redskins was a

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team in the

Ontario Rugby Football Union The Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) was an early amateur Canadian football league comprising teams in the Canadian province of Ontario. The ORFU was founded on Saturday, January 6, 1883 and in 1903 became the first major competition to adopt th ...

. The team played in the 1952 and 1953 seasons. Their

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in 1952 was Al Dekdebrun, who had led the

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to a Grey Cup win in 1950.

Notable players

* Al Dekdebrun *

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* Tom Moran

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