John Wydareny (born February 15, 1941) is a former professional Canadian football player in the Canadian Football League. Wydareny played

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for the Toronto Argonauts and the

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from 1963 to 1972. Wydareny was an All-Star in the

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and

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s, and was Edmonton's nominee for Most Outstanding Canadian player in

.Toronto Star, Tuesday 21 October 1969, page 16 He played

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at the University of Western Ontario.

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1941 births Living people Canadian football defensive backs Edmonton Elks players Players of Canadian football from Ontario Toronto Argonauts players Western Mustangs football players First overall CFL draft picks {{Canadianfootball-defensiveback-stub