Greg Stumon (born May 26, 1963) is a former award-winning

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and

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who played the

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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 re ...

, 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 and ...

,A battle to remain healthy
/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

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1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

. He made the 1987 all-star team as a

and the 1988 all-star team as an

outside 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, ...

. After one season with the

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(1989) he moved on to the

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(1990–92) where he made the 1990 all-star team as a defensive end. He later played with the expansion

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for 1994 and 1995. He trialled with the

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in 1990 but was cut before the season started.Cowboys Release Two Players
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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 {{Canadianfootball-linebacker-stub