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Dave Thelen

Thelen, David
Position: FB-HB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 205
Born: September 2, 1936
High School: East Canton (OH)

Year	College	Status
1954	Miami (Ohio)	Freshmen Team
1955	Miami (Ohio)	Lettered
1956	Miami (Ohio)	Lettered
1957	Miami (Ohio)	Lettered

Draft: 27th round (324th overall) 1958 Cleveland Browns

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1958 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1958 OTT IRFU	88	FB	14
1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU	88	OHB	14
1960 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1960 OTT IRFU	21	OHB	12
1961 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1961 OTT CFL	21	FB	12
1962 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1962 OTT CFL	21	FB	14
1963 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1963 OTT CFL	21	OHB	14
1964 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1964 OTT CFL	21	FB	14
1965 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1965 TOR CFL	11	FB	14
1966 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1966 TOR CFL	11	LOH	14
9 Years (CFL)9 Years CFL			122

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	1/28/1958	1958 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1958 CLE NFL
Signed		1958 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1958 OTT IRFU
Released	7/30/1965	1965 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1965 OTT CFL
Assigned on Waivers	7/31/1965	1965 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1965 TOR CFL
Free Agent		1966 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1966 TOR CFL

AWARDS
1989 CANADIAN FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1958 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1958 OTT IRFU	2	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		0	0	12
1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU	11	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		0	0	66
1960 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1960 OTT IRFU	3	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		1	0	19
1961 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1961 OTT CFL	5	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		0	0	30
1962 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1962 OTT CFL	4	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		0	0	24
1963 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1963 OTT CFL	11	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		0	0	66
1964 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1964 OTT CFL	10	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		0	0	60
1965 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1965 TOR CFL	5	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		0	0	30
1966 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1966 TOR CFL	5	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		0	0	30
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	56	0	0					0	0		1	0	337

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1958 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1958 OTT IRFU	100	696	7.0	77	2
1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU	228	1339	5.9	59	10
1960 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1960 OTT IRFU	245	1407	5.7	52	3
1961 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1961 OTT CFL	180	1032	5.7	47	3
1962 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1962 OTT CFL	146	759	5.2	65	4
1963 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1963 OTT CFL	151	907	6.0	62	9
1964 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1964 OTT CFL	161	777	4.8	59	8
1965 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1965 TOR CFL	152	801	5.3	38	3			0
1966 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1966 TOR CFL	167	745	4.5	29	5			0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	YAC	FUM
1958 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1958 OTT IRFU		12		175	14.6	41	0
1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU		9		95	10.6	40	1
1960 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1960 OTT IRFU		10		91	9.1	19	0		0	0
1961 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1961 OTT CFL		8		197	24.6	48	2
1962 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1962 OTT CFL		10		178	17.8	37	0			0
1963 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1963 OTT CFL		12		213	17.8	47	2
1964 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1964 OTT CFL		19		270	14.2	76	2
1965 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1965 TOR CFL		22		297	13.5	38	2			0
1966 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1966 TOR CFL		17		248	14.6	49	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL		119		1764	14.8	76	9		0	0

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1958 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1958 OTT IRFU	2	14	7.0	10	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	2	14	7.0	10	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1958 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1958 OTT IRFU	6	-	140	23.3	28	0		0
1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU	3	-	63	21.0	28	0		0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	9		203	22.6	28	0		0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1964 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1964 OTT CFL	1						0
1965 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1965 TOR CFL	3						0
1966 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1966 TOR CFL	1						0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	5						0

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