George Festeryga (July 31, 1926 – January 7, 2010) was a

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champion Canadian Football League player. A graduate of the Hamilton Tigers junior and senior program, the big and talented Festeryga joined the Montreal Alouettes in 1949. Playing 9 regular season games, he was an integral part of their first

championship. He later played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and finished his career in 1952 after 2 seasons with the

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. He later became a breeder of Appaloosa horses and Murray Grey cattle.

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1926 births 2010 deaths Canadian football people from Hamilton, Ontario Players of Canadian football from Ontario Edmonton Elks players Hamilton Tigers football players Montreal Alouettes players Saskatchewan Roughriders players Canadian people of Ukrainian descent {{Canadianfootball-bio-stub