Steve Oneschuk (November 30, 1930 – April 20, 1996) was a
Canadian football
Canadian football () is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's scoring area ( ...
player who played for the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...
. He won the
Grey Cup
The Grey Cup (french: Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. The game is contested be ...
with them in 1957. He previously played football at and attended the
University of Toronto
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. Oneschuk was later a renowned wood carver. He died in 1996.
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References
1930 births
1996 deaths
Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
Players of Canadian football from Ontario
Sportspeople from St. Catharines
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