Date of birth | February 19, 1915 |
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Place of birth | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Date of death | May 8, 1956 | (aged 45)
Place of death | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Career information | |
Position(s) |
Wide receiver Placekicker |
Career history | |
As player | |
1937–1941 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
1942–1943 | Winnipeg RCAF Bombers |
1945 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
1946–1950 | Montreal Alouettes |
CFL West All-Star | 1940, 1941 |
Career stats | |
Chester "Ches" McCance (February 19, 1915 – May 8, 1956), was a Canadian football wide receiver and placekicker who played thirteen seasons in professional gridiron football, mainly for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. In 1976 he was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and in 2004 he was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.
McCance also curled, and represented Quebec at the 1953 Macdonald Brier.