Lawrence "Sonny" Homer (July 8, 1936 – February 22, 2006) was a professional

Canadian football Canadian football () is a team sport, sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's sco ...

wide receiver who played eleven seasons in the

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for the BC Lions. He was part of the Lions'

1964 Grey Cup The 52nd Grey Cup was hosted at CNE Stadium in Toronto, Ontario on November 28, 1964. The BC Lions defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 34–24, the first Grey Cup victory for BC. Bill Munsey on offence and defence BC player Bill Munsey scored two ...

victory, his best season when he caught 50 passes for 776 yards (15.5 yards/catch average). He totaled 217 catches in his career for 3,765 yards (17.4 yards/catch average). Homer played with only one kidney. He died on February 22, 2006, in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Lionbackers message board on his death
* 1936 births 2006 deaths Sportspeople from Trail, British Columbia Players of Canadian football from British Columbia Canadian football wide receivers BC Lions players {{Canadianfootball-widereceiver-stub