Pete Thodos

Pete Thodos

Thodos in 1948
Date of birth (1927-11-11)November 11, 1927
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia
Date of death December 25, 2011(2011-12-25) (aged 84)
Place of death Vancouver, British Columbia
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) HB
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 178 lb (81 kg)
Career history
As player
19481949 Calgary Stampeders
19501951 Montreal Alouettes
19521953 Calgary Stampeders
1954 BC Lions
1954 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
19551956 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion (1948)

Peter Nickolas Thodos (November 11, 1927 – December 25, 2011) was a Canadian football player who played for the Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes, BC Lions, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He won the Grey Cup with the Stampeders in 1948.[1] Thodos was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia where he also played junior football. He is best known for having scored the winning touchdown of the Grey Cup game, completing the 12–7 victory over the Ottawa Rough Riders for the championship. Thodos died of heart disease in 2011; at the time of his death he was one of the last living members of the 1948 Stampeders Grey Cup team.[2][3]

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