Ken Ploen
| No. 11, 89 | |
| Born: | June 3, 1935 Lost Nation, Iowa, U.S. |
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| Died: | February 13, 2024 (aged 88) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | QB |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| College | Iowa |
| High school | Clinton (Clinton, Iowa) |
| NFL draft | 1957, round: 19, pick: 222 |
| Drafted by | Cleveland Browns |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1957–1967 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| CFL All-Star | 1965 |
| CFL West All-Star | 1957, 1959, 1965 |
| Career stats | |
Kenneth Ploen OM (June 3, 1935 – February 13, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a star quarterback and safety for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Lost Nation, Iowa native played the same positions in college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes approximately 60 minutes from his birthplace.
In September 2009, Ploen was recognized in a vote of the fans and by the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as the Most Outstanding CFL Player of the 1960s. [citation needed] He and Warren Moon are the only players to be selected to the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame and Canadian Football Hall of Fame and be part of multiple Grey Cup championships.