This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful.Find sources: "Gene Gaines" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
Gene Gaines
No. 22
Born: (1938-06-26) June 26, 1938 (age 84)
Los Angeles, California
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL statusNational
Position(s)DB
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
CollegeUCLA
AFL draft1961 / Round: 21 / Pick: 167
Drafted bySan Diego Chargers
Career history
As coach
1982Edmonton Eskimos (DB Coach)
1986–1990Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Secondary Coach)
As player
1961Montreal Alouettes
1962–1969Ottawa Rough Riders
1970–1976Montreal Alouettes
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1965, 1966, 1967
CFL East All-Star1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971
Awards1966 Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy
Honors4× Grey Cup champion - 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974
Career stats

Gene Gaines (born June 26, 1938) was a football player in the CFL sixteen years. He starred as a defensive back for the Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal Alouettes. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.[1]

In 1970, he was both a player and one of the defensive backfield coaches for the Alouettes.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Canadian Football Hall of Fame
  2. ^ Gaines Likes Dual Role, Admits 'it's Been Tough'
  3. ^ Now a coach, Gene Gaines says 'my big chance'
Categories