Cornel Piper (April 2, 1937 – September 2, 2018) was a Canadian
offensive lineman
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in the
Canadian Football League
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from 1957 to 1967 for the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division. They play their home games at IG Fiel ...
, named a western conference all-star at
offensive guard
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in 1960 and 1961. He played in all 16 regular season games throughout his career except for his last 2 years.
Piper won four
Grey Cup
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s with Winnipeg.
He died on September 2, 2018.
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Bio
1937 births
2018 deaths
Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
Players of Canadian football from Alberta
Canadian football offensive linemen
People from the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87
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