Greg Stumon (born May 26, 1963) is a former award-winning
defensive end
Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football.
This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is ...
and
linebacker
Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, ...
who played the
Canadian Football League
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.
A native of
Plain Dealing, Louisiana
Plain Dealing is a town in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 893 in 2020. It is part of the Shreveport– Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Prior to 1839, the United States government forcibly ...
, he attended the
Southern Arkansas University
Southern Arkansas University (SAU) is a public university in Magnolia, Arkansas.
History
Southern Arkansas University was established by an Act of the Arkansas Legislature in 1909 as a district agricultural high school for southwest Arkansas an ...
,
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/ref> and was inducted into that school's Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.
He began his CFL career with the BC Lions in 1986, playing until 1988. He won the CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award The Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award is annually awarded to the best defensive player in the Canadian football League. The winner of the award is selected by members of the Football Reporters of Canada along with the head coaches in the CFL. ...
in 1987
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. He made the 1987 all-star team as a defensive end
Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football.
This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is ...
and the 1988 all-star team as an outside linebacker. After one season with the Edmonton Eskimos (1989) he moved on to the Ottawa Rough Riders (1990–92) where he made the 1990 all-star team as a defensive end. He later played with the expansion Shreveport Pirates
The Shreveport Pirates were a Canadian Football League team, playing at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, in 1994 and 1995. Despite a relatively strong fan base, they were one of the least successful of the CFL's A ...
for 1994 and 1995.
He trialled with the Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divi ...
in 1990 but was cut before the season started.Cowboys Release Two Players
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References
1963 births
Living people
People from Plain Dealing, Louisiana
BC Lions players
Canadian football defensive linemen
Canadian football linebackers
Edmonton Elks players
Ottawa Rough Riders players
Shreveport Pirates players
Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award winners
Southern Arkansas Muleriders football players
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