Farrell Funston
Born: (1936-03-05) March 5, 1936
Los Angeles, California, United States
Died:July 20, 1996
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)WR
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight208 lb (94 kg)
CollegePacific
NFL draft1958 / Round: 11
Drafted byCleveland Browns
Career history
As player
1959โ€“1966Winnipeg Blue Bombers
CFL West All-Star1961, 1963

Farrell Funston was a Canadian Football League wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for eight years. He won three Grey Cup titles with the team.

CFL career

After playing college football at Pacific University and being drafted by the National Football League without playing a down, Funston became a wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1959 to 1966.[1][2] For all those years, Ken Ploen was his quarterback. Together, they were major factors in Winnipeg's four Grey Cup appearances (1959, 1961, 1962, 1965), including three victories: 1959, 1961, 1962, and one loss: 1965. His highest totals as a receiver were the two years he was voted as a western conference all-star: 1961 (47 catches for 892 yards, 19.0 yards per catch, 8 touchdowns) and 1963 (60 catches for 835 yards, 13.9 yards per catch, 9 touchdowns).

Video clips

Farrell Funston catches a 41-yard pass from Ken Ploen to set up the winning TD in the 1959 Grey Cup game on YouTube

See also

References

  1. โ†‘ "Farrell Funston". statscrew.com. 5 March 1936. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. โ†‘ "Farrell Funston".
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