Players' Profiles
APPLEBY, Ken
| Full Name:
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Ken APPLEBY |
| Nickname:
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Doc |
| Birthday:
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December 30, 1926 |
| Position(s) Played :
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Bench Physician |
| Years with BC Lions:
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1955 – 1994 (40 Years) |
| Started My Football Career:
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1955. first game on the bench was an
Exhibition game at Brockton Oval. Final game was the 1994 Grey Cup win over Baltimore at BC Place |
| HomeTown:
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Vancouver, BC |
| Grey Cups:
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Six – 3 wins 3 losses |
| Career Accomplishments:
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5 sons, 15 grandchildren, 40 years on the
bench, 3 Grey cup rings, 40 years family practice in Burnaby. World’s best wife. |
| Best Moment in Career:
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Graduating QueensUniversity, Med’s 1954 |
| Favourite Football Story:
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Bob Ackles as a teenager in my office “I’d like to make a career in football.” |
| Toughest Opponent Player:
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Injury Buff |
| Favourite CFL Player:
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Roy Dewalt |
| Favourite Coach:
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Don Mathews |
| Career after Football:
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2 more years of practice then retirement |
| Life After Football:
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Wonderful. Memories of hundreds of players, dozens of coaches, fine trainers, great equipment men, past and present medical staff. |
| Special Message to the Fans:
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Take the bad with the good, you can’t win them all. Keep faithful. |
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