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Gordon Sturtridge (Canadian football)

Gordon Henry Sturtridge was a professional Canadian football player, and was one of 62 people who died on Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810, on December 9, 1956.

Amateur football career
Sturtridge played amateur Canadian football in the Canadian Junior Football League, and was a member of the Winnipeg Rods. == Professional career ==
Professional career
Sturtridge signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders where he starred for four years. He was a three-time Western All-Star (in 1954, 1955, and 1956), and was on his way back to Regina, Saskatchewan, on Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810 after playing in the Shrine Game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on December 8, 1956. == Death ==
Death
Sturtridge, his wife, Mildred (née Allford), Roughriders teammates, Mario DeMarco, Mel Becket, and Ray Syrnyk, were passengers on Flight 810 with another WIFU player, Calvin Jones, of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Gordon and Mildred were survived by their three young children who were home in Regina at the time of the crash. == Legacy ==
Legacy
In 1957, a youth football league in North Vancouver, British Columbia was named in memory of Sturtridge. The Gordon Sturtridge Football League is for players aged 6 to 15. ==References==
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