Born: | (1929-06-15)June 15, 1929 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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Died: | August 4, 2023(2023-08-04) (aged 94) Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
Career information | |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | HB, E |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
College | North Dakota |
Career history | |
As player | |
1951–1953 | Edmonton Eskimos |
1954 | BC Lions |
Raymond Leo Enright (June 15, 1929 – August 4, 2023) was a Canadian football player who played for the BC Lions and Edmonton Eskimos. He played college football at the University of North Dakota.
In 1981, Enright was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in the August 8, 1980 shooting death of Suzanne Meloche at a Calgary restaurant. Held at the William Head Institution, he was paroled in 2001. Enright died on August 4, 2023, at the age of 94.
References
- "Ray Enright football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
- "1954 British Columbia Lions (WIFU) - Pro Football Archives".
- "Friends mourn woman found dead in bar fire". Archived from the original on September 17, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- How a football star became a murderer: Slade, Daryl. Calgary Herald 14 Mar 1997: B.5.
- Judge who was given 24-hour police protection won DFC as bomber pilot Fedori, Kathy. The Globe and Mail 06 June 2007: S.9.
- Raymond Leo Enright
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