Ray Enright (Canadian football)

Ray Enright
Profile
PositionsHalfback, End
Personal information
Born(1929-06-15)June 15, 1929
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
DiedAugust 4, 2023(2023-08-04) (aged 94)
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
CollegeNorth Dakota
Career history
1951–1953Edmonton Eskimos
1954BC Lions

Raymond Leo Enright (June 15, 1929 – August 4, 2023) was a Canadian professional football player who played for the BC Lions and Edmonton Eskimos. He played college football at the University of North Dakota.[1][2]

In 1981, Enright was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in the August 8, 1980, shooting death of Suzanne Meloche at a Calgary restaurant.[3][4] Held at the William Head Institution, he was paroled in 2001.[5] Enright died on August 4, 2023, at the age of 94.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Ray Enright football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  2. ↑ "1954 British Columbia Lions (WIFU) - Pro Football Archives".
  3. ↑ "Friends mourn woman found dead in bar fire". Archived from the original on September 17, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ How a football star became a murderer: [FINAL Edition] Slade, Daryl. Calgary Herald [Calgary, Alta] 14 Mar 1997: B.5.
  5. ↑ Judge who was given 24-hour police protection won DFC as bomber pilot Fedori, Kathy. The Globe and Mail [Toronto, Ont] 06 June 2007: S.9.
  6. ↑ Raymond Leo Enright
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