Larry Highbaugh (January 14, 1949 – March 21, 2017) was an

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defensive back who played with the

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from 1971 to 1972 and the

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from 1972 to 1983 of the

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. He won six

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championships while with the Eskimos and was a three-time CFL All-Star. Highbaugh was inducted into the

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in 2004 and in November, 2006, was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#38) of the league's modern era by Canadian television sports network TSN. After his football career ended he taught at

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and died there at age 67. His grandson,

Tre Roberson Trerein "Tre" E. Roberson (born October 22, 1992) is a professional gridiron football defensive back for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent following the ...

, is a cornerback who plays for the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL

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