Dick Fouts

Dick Fouts

Date of birth	(1933-08-07)August 7, 1933
Place of birth	Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Date of death	August 5, 2003(2003-08-05) (aged 69)
Place of death	Monterey, California, U.S.
Career information
CFL status	International
Position(s)	Defensive end
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight	245 lb (111 kg)
US college	Missouri
NFL draft	1956 / round: 22 / pick: 264
Drafted by	Los Angeles Rams
Career history
As player
1957–1961	Toronto Argonauts
1962–1966	BC Lions
1967	Toronto Argonauts
1968–1969	BC Lions
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star	1963, 1964, 1965
CFL East All-Star	1958, 1960
CFL West All-Star	1963, 1964, 1965

Richard Lee Fouts (August 7, 1933 – August 5, 2003) was an American professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts and the BC Lions. After playing college football at the University of Missouri, where he was an All-American, Fouts spent his entire 13-year CFL career as a defensive lineman. He was named CFL All-Star three times in 1963, 1964 and 1965, and was a part of the Lions' Grey Cup victory in 1964.

In 1965, he was awarded the DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy and named the best lineman in the West Division of the Canadian Football League.[1]

References

1. "Dick Fouts Best Lineman in West". Vancouver Sun. October 21, 1965. p. 29. Retrieved March 29, 2024.