Rick Black is a former award-winning Fullback and

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Champion in the

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. A graduate of

Mount Allison University Mount Allison University (also Mount A or MtA) is a Canadian primarily undergraduate liberal arts university located in Sackville, New Brunswick, founded in 1839. Mount Allison was the first university in the British Empire to award a baccal ...

, Black joined the

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in 1963. He was the starting punter during his rookie season (79 punts for a 36.9 yard average) and on the strength of his kicking, won the Gruen Trophy as best rookie in the East (this at a time when only Canadians were eligible for the award.) He later developed into a reliable reserve fullback, his best year being 1965 when he rushed for 480 yards. In total, he rushed for 1309 yards, caught 28 passes and scored 12 touchdowns. Black retired October 2, 1968, missing the

championship game that season. In 2003 he was sentenced to 2 years in jail for fraud, a charge he vehemently denied.

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1943 births Living people Canadian football fullbacks Canadian football punters Ottawa Rough Riders players Mount Allison University alumni Mount Allison Mounties football players Players of Canadian football from Ontario Canadian football people from Ottawa Canadian Football League Rookie of the Year Award winners {{Canadianfootball-fullback-stub