Cedric George Edward Gyles (December 23, 1926 – September 24, 2023) was a

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player who played for the

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. He won the

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with them in 1948. Gyles played junior football in

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with the Junior Vancouver Blue Bombers. From 1968 to 1969, Gyles was president of the

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. An avid sailor, he was a long time member of the

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in Toronto, Ontario. He served as Club Commodore in 1985-86. Gyles skippered the yacht Norseman to the Sira Cup at the 1999 8-Metre World Cup in

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Gyles died on September 30, 2023 at the age of 96. Gyles resided in

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and was one of the last surviving members of the 1948 Grey Cup championship team.Cedric Gyles obituary
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