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| Position | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1964-04-14)April 14, 1964 (age 61) Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Los Angeles (CA) Banning[1] |
| College | Arizona State |
| Career history | |
| 1987–1993 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 1994 | Las Vegas Posse |
| 1994 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| 1995 | Memphis Mad Dogs |
| 1996 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1997–1998 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 2007) | |
Greg Battle (born April 14, 1964) is an American former professionalfootballlinebacker who played in theCanadian Football League (CFL).
He graduated fromArizona State University. He had a tryout with theDenver Broncos of theNFL but turned north to Canada in 1987.
He won twoCFL Outstanding Defensive player awards in his career, 1990 and 1991, and helped theWinnipeg Blue Bombers to twoGrey Cup victories in1988 and1990. He finished his career third in the CFL for career defensive tackles with 766. He was named one of the All-Time Blue Bomber Greats. As a senior, Battle accumulated 147 tackles and took home Honorable Mention All-America honors from theAssociated Press.[2] He was chosen the Eastern Division outstanding defensive player three times (1989, 1990 and 1991) and the CFL's top defensive player in 1990 and 1991. He was named the Grey Cup's defensive MVP in 1990, when he recorded four tackles and two interceptions, returning one for a 56-yard touchdown in a 50–11 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos. During the game one sports caster jokingly asked if he could nominate Battle for most outstanding offensive player due to his interceptions. During his time in the CFL he was known for his Pass coverage skills, and outstanding speed.
Battle also briefly played for theLas Vegas Posse in 1994 and theOttawa Rough Riders in the same season, theMemphis Mad Dogs in 1995 and theSaskatchewan Roughriders in 1996 before returning to the Blue Bombers for his two final seasons.
In 2007, Battle was inducted into theCanadian Football Hall of Fame.
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