Tom Wilkinson (Canadian football)
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Then Prime Minister Joe Clark presents the 1979 Grey Cup to victorious Edmonton Eskimos Danny Kepley and Tom Wilkinson.
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| Date of birth | January 4, 1943 |
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| Place of birth | Ottumwa, Iowa |
| Career information | |
| Status | Retired |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | QB |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
| College | Wyoming |
| Hand | Right |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1967–1970 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1971 | BC Lions |
| 1972–1981 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1974, 1978, 1979 |
| CFL West All-Star | 1974, 1978, 1979 |
| Awards |
1974 CFL MOP 1974 Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy 1978 Grey Cup MVP (Offence) 1978 Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy |
| Honors | 1982 - Edmonton Eskimos Wall of Honour |
| Records |
Eskimos Record
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| Career stats | |
Eskimos Record
Tom Wilkinson (born January 4, 1943) is a retired football quarterback best known for his time with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League, where he played on six Grey Cup-winning teams. He was a western conference and CFL all-star quarterback in 1974, 1978 and 1979 and won the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award in 1974. Wilkinson has been inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
Wilkinson was born in Iowa and moved to Wyoming with his parents in 1945. Wilkinson played high school football in the small town of Greybull, Wyoming. He was scouted as both a football and baseball player out of high school.
Wilkinson attended the University of Wyoming on a football scholarship. After graduation, he was signed as a quarterback by the Toronto Rifles of the Continental Football League. He played 16 games for the Rifles in 1966 and 1967, throwing the ball 287 times for 141 completions with 1,952 yards, 11 interceptions and 18 touchdowns. It was during 1967 he moved to the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League as a backup quarterback. He was the team's leading quarterback in 1969 throwing for 2,041 yards. In 1970, Wilkinson made way for Don Jonas to lead the Argos, but still got enough playing time to throw for 1,272 yards. Traded to the BC Lions in 1971, he played there for a year before being released prior to the 1972 CFL season. He was picked up by the Edmonton Eskimos and played well enough in the remaining pre-season games to make the team as a backup, but by season's end he was their top passer with 2,475 yards in which he completed 177 out of 268. Wilkinson would play the balance of his career there in a two-quarterback system, first with Bruce Lemmerman and then with Warren Moon. After his first professional seasons, when he was considered to be injury prone, Wilkinson did not miss a game during his 10 years with the Eskimos.
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