Farrell Funston

Farrell Funston

Born:	(1936-03-05) March 5, 1936 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died:	July 20, 1996
Career information
CFL status	American
Position(s)	WR
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	208 lb (94 kg)
College	Pacific
NFL draft	1958, round: 11
Drafted by	Cleveland Browns
Career history
As player
1959–1966	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
CFL West All-Star	1961, 1963

Farrell Funston (March 5, 1936 – July 20, 1996) was a Canadian Football League (CFL) wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for eight years. He won three Grey Cup titles with the team.

CFL career

After playing college football at Pacific University and being drafted by the National Football League without playing a down, Funston became a wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1959 to 1966. For all those years, Ken Ploen was his quarterback. Together, they were major factors in Winnipeg's four Grey Cup appearances (1959, 1961, 1962, 1965), including three victories: 1959, 1961, 1962, and one loss: 1965. His highest totals as a receiver were the two years he was voted as a western conference all-star: 1961 (47 catches for 892 yards, 19.0 yards per catch, 8 touchdowns) and 1963 (60 catches for 835 yards, 13.9 yards per catch, 9 touchdowns).

Video clips

Farrell Funston catches a 41-yard pass from Ken Ploen to set up the winning TD in the 1959 Grey Cup game on YouTube

See also

• List of Grey Cup champions
• List of people from Los Angeles