Henry Burris
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Henry Burris is a former Canadian Football League quarterback best known for his prolific passing career, multiple Grey Cup championships, and status as one of the league’s all-time greats.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian Football League player
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gridiron football player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
CFL Most Outstanding Player Award
NERFINISHED
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Grey Cup Most Valuable Player NERFINISHED ⓘ Grey Cup champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CFLTeamDebut | Calgary Stampeders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachedFor |
Chicago Bears
NERFINISHED
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Jacksonville Jaguars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeAttended | Temple University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1975-06-04 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Burris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | Canadian Football Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being among CFL all-time leaders in passing yards
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multiple Grey Cup championships ⓘ prolific passing in the Canadian Football League ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| league |
Canadian Football League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Football League ⓘ |
| memberOf | Ottawa Redblacks Ring of Honour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NFLTeamDebut | Green Bay Packers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contributing to Saskatchewan Roughriders 2007 Grey Cup championship
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leading Calgary Stampeders to 2008 Grey Cup championship ⓘ leading Ottawa Redblacks to 2016 Grey Cup championship ⓘ |
| occupation | quarterback ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Berlin Thunder
NERFINISHED
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Calgary Stampeders NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago Bears NERFINISHED ⓘ Green Bay Packers NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamilton Tiger-Cats NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottawa Redblacks NERFINISHED ⓘ Saskatchewan Roughriders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | quarterback ⓘ |
| postRetirementOccupation |
football coach
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television football analyst ⓘ |
| residence | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retired | true ⓘ |
| retirementFromCFL | 2017 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport |
American football
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Canadian football ⓘ |
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