Tony Proudfoot
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| Born: | 10 September 1949 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| Died: | 30 December 2010 (aged 61) Montreal, Quebec |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | DB |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| University | New Brunswick |
| High school | John Rennie |
| CFL draft | 1971, round: 4, pick: 36 |
| Drafted by | Montreal Alouettes |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1971–1979 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 1980–1982 | BC Lions |
| CFL East All-Star | 1977, 1979 |
| Honors | Grey Cup - 1974, 1977 |
| Career stats | |
John A. "Tony" Proudfoot (10 September 1949 – 30 December 2010) was an All-Star defensive back in the Canadian Football League, teacher, coach, broadcaster and journalist.
He was a Grey Cup champion twice as a player, and twice as special consultant to Montreal Alouettes head coach Marc Trestman in 2009 and 2010. In 2007, Proudfoot was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a motor neurone disease for which there is no known cure. He wrote regular updates on his deterioration in the Montreal Gazette. The courage, grace, and determination during his illness was widely admired. He founded the Tony Proudfoot Fund for ALS Research at the ALS Society of Quebec, which raised over $500,000 for research into the disease.