Al Benecick

Al Benecick
Date of birth	March 20, 1937
Place of birth	Bristol, Connecticut
Date of death	Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day
Place of death	Tallahassee, Florida
Career information
CFL status	International
Position(s)	OL
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	240 lb (110 kg)
College	Syracuse
NFL draft	1959 / Round: 6 / Pick: 62
Drafted by	Philadelphia Eagles
Career history
As coach
1970–1971	Edmonton Eskimos (Line Coach)
As player
1959–1968	Saskatchewan Roughriders
1969	Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star	1964, 1965, 1966
CFL West All-Star	1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
Career stats
Fumble Recoveries	1
	Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1996 ;

Al Benecick (March 20, 1937 – September 29, 2015) was a Canadian Football League offensive lineman who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1959 through 1968.^[1] He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1966. Benecick retired as a member of the Edmonton Eskimos in 1969.

During Benecick's time as a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, he was named to the CFL's Western All-Star team 4 times.

Benecick was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1996. He died on September 29, 2015.^[2]

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v t e Saskatchewan Roughriders
Founded in 1910 Based in Regina, Saskatchewan
Franchise	Franchise History Records Players Seasons Head coaches Starting quarterbacks
Stadiums	Taylor Field Mosaic Stadium
Culture	Labour Day Classic Banjo Bowl Gainer the Gopher
Important figures	Ron Atchison Roger Aldag Bill Baker Al Benecick "Gluey" Hugh Campbell Ken Charlton Bill Clarke Ray Elgaard Edwin "Eddie" "Dynamite" James Bobby Jurasin Ron Lancaster Ed McQuarters George Reed Dave Ridgway Martin Ruby N. J. "Piffles" Taylor Ted Urness
Retired numbers	23 Ron Lancaster 34 George Reed 36 Dave Ridgway 40 Mel Becket 44 Roger Aldag 55 Mario DeMarco 56 Ray Syrnyk 73 Gordon Sturtridge
Key personnel	Owners: "Community" owned General Manager: Jeremy O'Day Head Coach: Corey Mace
Grey Cup championships (4)	1966 1989 2007 2013
West Division championships (25)	1912 1913 1914 1915 1919 1920 1923 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1934 1951 1966 1967 1969 1972 1976 1989 1997 2007 2009 2010 2013
Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West

Career information
Date of birth	(1937-03-20)March 20, 1937
Place of birth	Bristol, Connecticut
Date of death	Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day
Place of death	Tallahassee, Florida
CFL status	International
Position(s)	OL
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	240 lb (110 kg)
College	Syracuse
NFL draft	1959 / Round: 6 / Pick: 62
Drafted by	Philadelphia Eagles
Career history
As coach
1970–1971	Edmonton Eskimos (Line Coach)
As player
1959–1968	Saskatchewan Roughriders
1969	Edmonton Eskimos

Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star	1964, 1965, 1966
CFL West All-Star	1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
Career stats
Fumble Recoveries	1

Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1996