| No. 65 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1953-02-04)February 4, 1953 (age 72) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 249 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | North Dakota |
| Career history | |
| 1974–1983 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 1990) | |
Dave Fennell (born February 4, 1953) is a Canadian former defensive lineman for theEdmonton Eskimos of theCanadian Football League (CFL). After graduating from theUniversity of North Dakota in 1973, he played for Edmonton from 1974 to 1983, and helped lead the team to five straightGrey Cup championships from 1978 to 1982 as a key member of the "Alberta Crude" defence.
Fennell was namedCFL Most Outstanding Defensive Player in 1978,CFL Most Outstanding Canadian in 1979, andDefensive Star of the 1978 and 1982 Grey Cup games. He was a CFL and Western All-Star at defensive tackle from 1977 to 1981, and was runner-up for the Most Outstanding Canadian Award in 1980. His nickname was "Doctor Death".[1]
Fennell is a member of theCanadian Football Hall of Fame[2] and theAlberta Sports Hall of Fame.[3] In November 2006, he was voted one of the CFL'sTop 50 players (No. 24) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports networkTSN.
Fennell earned a law degree from theUniversity of Alberta in 1979. After retiring from football, he foundedGolden Star Resources, which is a mining company that was focused on gold deposits inGuyana while he was working there.[4] He was an executive vice-chairman and a director of Miramar Mining Corporation.
He is the father ofJohn Fennell, a member of the Canadianluge team at the2014 Winter Olympics inSochi, Russia.[5]