Greg Pipes (August 4, 1946 – October 15, 2021) was a former award-winning and all-star

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in the

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(CFL) with the

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from 1968 to 1972. A graduate of

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, he was picked for the

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and was drafted by the

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of the

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. Pipes played five seasons with the Eskimos. His best year was 1970, when he was an all-star and winner of the DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy as best lineman in the Western Division. He returned to Baylor after his playing days and earned a law degree. He had a 35-year career with the District Attorney's office in

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. Greg Pipes died on October 15, 2021, in Arlington, Texas.

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