Dave Albright, a member of the sskroughriders 1989 Grey Cup team, died Thursday of a heart attack — one day after turning 63.
Albright had also made a key play in the 1989 West semi-final, intercepting Calgary Stampeders quarterback Danny Barrett to set up aSaskatchewan Roughriders middle linebacker Dave Albright celebrates a sack against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on July 29, 1988 at Taylor Field.A graduate of San Jose State University, the Oakland-born Albright made his pro debut with the United States Football League’s Memphis Showboats in 1985.
The USFL folded before the 1986 season could begin. Albright joined the Roughriders’ practice roster in August of that year. Albright, described in 1988 as “a blue-collar football player” by then-assistant coach Ted Heath, would eventually help the Roughriders snap the longest playoff drought in CFL history — 11 years .
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