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| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Positions | Center •Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1936-09-06)September 6, 1936 West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | November 24, 1992(1992-11-24) (aged 56) Lexington, KY |
| Career information | |
| College | Purdue |
| NFL draft | 1958: 27th round |
| Career history | |
| 1958–1964 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Awards and highlights | |
′Neil Habig (September 6, 1936 - November 24, 1992) was anoffensive lineman andlinebacker for theSaskatchewan Roughriders in theCanadian Football League (CFL) from 1958 to 1964 and was a dominant player at his position ofcenter.[1][2]
As a member of theSaskatchewan Roughriders, Neil Habig playedcenter andlinebacker. In 7 years (1958–1964), Habig was a CFL All-Star center once (1962, the first year this honor was awarded) and a Western conference all-star 6 times (1959–1964). As a linebacker, he was particularly adept at covering the pass, as indicated by his 10 career interceptions, including 6 in a single year (1963). Despite this prowess, his team reached the Western finals only once, in 1963, and lost to the BC Lions, so that he never played in a Grey cup game. He was replaced in 1965 byTed Urness, a CFL All-Star center himself for the next 6 years.
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