Willie Pless

Willie Pless
Career information
No. 32, 39
Date of birth	(1964-02-21) February 21, 1964
Place of birth	Anniston, Alabama, U.S.
CFL status	International
Position(s)	LB
US college	Kansas
Career history
As player
1986–1989	Toronto Argonauts
1990	BC Lions
1991–1998	Edmonton Eskimos
1999	Saskatchewan Roughriders
2000	Edmonton Eskimos*

Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champion (1993) 5× CFL Most Outstanding Defensive Player (1992, 1994–1997) 5× Norm Fieldgate Trophy (1992, 1994–1997) Frank M. Gibson Trophy (1986) Second-team All-American (1984) 3× First-team All-Big Eight (1983, 1984, 1985)
CFL All-Star	1986, 1988, 1990–1998
CFL East All-Star	1986, 1988, 1995 (North)
CFL West All-Star	1990–1994, 1996-1999
Honors	Edmonton Eskimos Wall of Honour (2004)
Records	Eskimos Record Most Defensive Tackles – Career (813) Most Defensive Tackles – Season (117) - 1998 Most Fumble Returns – Career (26) Most Fumble Returns – Season (8) - 1992 Most Fumble Returns – Game (3) - 2 times Most Tackles for Losses – Career (41)
Career stats
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 2005

Willie Pless (born February 21, 1964) is a former Canadian football linebacker in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played for the Toronto Argonauts, BC Lions, Edmonton Eskimos, and Saskatchewan Roughriders, winning the 1993 Grey Cup with the Eskimos. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2005.