Marv Luster
Marvin Luster (November 27, 1937 – May 25, 2020) was an American professional football player in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for fourteen years.
 Marv Luster at UCLA (1960) | |
| Born: | November 27, 1937 Shreveport, Louisiana, US |
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| Died: | May 25, 2020 (aged 82) Matthews, North Carolina, US |
| Career information | |
| Status | Retired |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | DB/WR |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| College | UCLA |
| AFL draft | 1960 / Round: Second Selections |
| Drafted by | Buffalo Bills |
| NFL draft | 1960 / Round: 9 / Pick: 97 |
| Drafted by | Los Angeles Rams |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1961–1964 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 1964–1972 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1973–1974 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 |
| CFL East All-Star | 1961, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 |
| Career stats | |
Life
He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. Luster was selected originally by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1960 NFL Draft. He starred as a defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes. With the Alouettes he won the 1974 Grey Cup. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. In November, 2006, he was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#35) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.[1][2] He resided in Atlanta. Luster died of complications of COVID-19 at an assisted living facility in Matthews, North Carolina.[3]
References
- Matsumoto, Rick (August 17, 2009). "Retro: Wonderful Marv Luster". cfl.ca. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- "Marv Luster". cflapedia.com. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- SUN, Calgary; Email, Share Luster's legacy remembered following passing of Argos' all-time great Tumblr Pinterest Google Plus Reddit LinkedIn; Tumblr; Pinterest; Plus, Google; Reddit; LinkedIn; Email (2020-05-26). "Luster's legacy remembered following passing of Argos' all-time great | Calgary Sun". Retrieved 2020-06-07.
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