Jearld Baylis (born August 12, 1962) is a former star

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in the

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. Baylis played college football at

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., where he was known as the Space Ghost. He had a 10-year career from 1986 to 1995 for four teams. He won the

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in 1993 and was a CFL All-Star four times. He was a part of the

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1995

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winning team.

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