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Chester "Ches" McCance (February 19, 1915 – May 8, 1956), was a Canadian football wide receiver and placekicker who played thirteen seasons in professional
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, mainly for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. In 1976 he was inducted into the
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and in 2004 he was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. McCance also curled, and represented Quebec at the
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and
1953 Macdonald Brier The 1953 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 2 to 7, 1953 at Sudbury Arena in Sudbury, Ontario. A total of 12,500 fans attended the event. Both Team Manitoba and Team Quebec finished round ro ...
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Chester McCance’s biography
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Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
Winnipeg Blue Bombers players Montreal Alouettes players Canadian football wide receivers Canadian football placekickers Players of Canadian football from Manitoba Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees Curlers from Quebec Curlers from Winnipeg Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame inductees 1915 births 1956 deaths {{Canadianfootball-widereceiver-stub