Laurent J. "Larry" Tittley (born May 15, 1952), was an all star

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in the Canadian Football League. Tittley attended St. Thomas High School in

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, and played football at Vanier College. He has the unique distinction of having played football not only for his alma mater

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, but for both its founding institutions, Loyola College and Sir George Williams University. He was a tackle and centre during his four-year university career. In 1986, he was named to Concordia’s All-Ten Year Football Team. He graduated in 1978 with a BA. He had a successful 10 year CFL career, playing with the Calgary Stampeders (1976 to 1979,) the

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(1980 to 1984) and a final 3 games with the Montreal Concordes in 1985. He was an all star and played in the classic 69th Grey Cup in 1981 with

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, where they came within seconds of one of the greatest upsets in CFL history. He was inducted into the Concordia University Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.

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