Peter Michael Neumann (December 31, 1931 – January 1, 2020) was a

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(CFL) player for 14 seasons the

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. He was a 9-time CFL's Eastern All-Star and a part of three

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championship teams. Neumann was inducted into the

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in 1979. He died on January 1, 2020, the day after his 88th birthday and was buried at Victoria Lawn Cemetery in

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Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees Canadian football defensive linemen Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Sportspeople from St. Catharines Players of Canadian football from Ontario 1931 births 2020 deaths {{Canadianfootball-defensive-lineman-stub