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Johnny Bright: Famous Canadian Football Player

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Who is Johnny Bright and what is the CFL? Johnny Bright was a famous Canadian CFL (Canadian Football League) player, who was born on June 11, 1930 in Fort Wayne, IN, and died December 14, 1983 in Edmonton, Canada. He attended Drake University, where he played college football. Then in 1952 he joined the Calgary Stampeders. He won an Eddie James Memorial trophy, and CFL’s Most Outstanding Player Award. His career lasted 12 long and outstanding years. The CFL or Canadian Football League is kind of like the NFL or National Football League. They both are professional leagues for football, ones in America and one is in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition for football in Canada. Both of them are played the same, and they both contain
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