Gordon Keith Barwell (1944 – April 21, 1988) was a Canadian football player who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. In his 10 seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, he amassed 242 catches, 4,314 yards, and 32 touchdowns.[1] He won a Grey Cup as a member of the team in 1966.[2] He previously played football on the Saskatoon Hilltops junior football team. In 1988, he died of brain cancer. He was a minister in his later years. Today, the Gord Barwell Award is awarded each year to a CFL player who exhibits exemplary Christian conduct and leadership both on and off the field.[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Gord Barwell".
  2. ^ "The 1966 Roughriders". Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "Pile Wins Gord Barwell Award". Toronto Argonauts. December 2, 2010.
  4. ^ "Gord Barwell football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  5. ^ Ex-Roughie an inspiration to all Gord Barwell's in last quarter in his gallant fight with cancer: [FIN Edition] John Robertson Toronto Star. Toronto Star [Toronto, Ont] April 20, 1988: B3.
  6. ^ Riders' Barwell taken too soon: [Final Edition] Vanstone, Rob. Star - Phoenix [Saskatoon, Sask] June 30, 2006: B4.


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