Bayne Norrie was born on June 30,1944 and is a retired Canadian football player who was drafted in the 1st round of the 1965 CFL Draft by the BC Lions.
12 Facts About Bayne Norrie
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Bayne Norrie, played for the Edmonton Eskimos for 8 years and participated in three straight Grey Cups from 1973 to 1975 and won one Grey Cup with Edmonton in 1975.
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At that time, Bayne Norrie was joined by six members of the 1920s Queens Grey Cup Team and Ron Stewart and Jim Young.
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Bayne Norrie served his two-year term as president and has been a director of the association since inception.
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Bayne Norrie joined the Eskimos, as a rookie, in 1968 and was the starting corner back for the last 12 games of the 14-game season.
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Bayne Norrie returned to left halfback in 1971; and, in 1972 was the Eskimo's nominee for Canadian Player of the year.
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Bayne Norrie holds the Eskimo record of 299 Punts Returned without blocking.
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Terry Jones of the Edmonton Sun in an article relating to an early 1970s Eskimo game commented that Bayne Norrie was on the team depth chart in 13 places.
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Bayne Norrie, having already been established in the Edmonton business community, retired at training camp in 1976.
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Bayne Norrie has been involved in Edmonton's business community since his arrival in 1968.
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Bayne Norrie had the opportunity to participate in an early conference call relating to the organization of a national alumni association for former CFL players.
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Bayne Norrie remains a strong supporter of the objectives of the CFLAA; and, remains convinced that, even if The CFLAA is just going to be a communication medium, it can be extremely valuable to former players, to the league and to the CFL Players' pension plan.