Dwaine Wilson (June 11, 1960 – April 12, 2008) was an American player of

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, an award-winning

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during a brief

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(CFL) career. A graduate of

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, he played two seasons for the

Montreal Concordes The Montreal Alouettes ( French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the East Division of the Cana ...

(part of the

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franchise history). In 1984, he played 16 games and in 1985 he played 13 games. In 1984, he rushed 226 times for 1083 yards, which won him all-star accolades and

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. In 1985, his production fell off to 435 yards rushing in his second and final CFL season. Wilson drowned on April 12, 2008, while boating with friends at

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