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Bob Hayton (Canadian football)

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Robert (Bob) Hayton
Born:June 28, 1932
Calgary, Alberta
Died:April 9, 2003(2003-04-09) (aged 70)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)CB, QB
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
As player
19531954Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion (1954)
Physician (Cardiologist)- helped to introduce cardiac catheterization to Saskatchewan.

Robert Carlyle Hayton (June 28, 1932 – April 9, 2003) was a Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1954. He played with the Edmonton Eskimos while completing medical school at the University of Alberta. He interned at the Calgary General Hospital and then moved to Loon Lake, Saskatchewan where he worked for 2 years as a GP. He then moved to Saskatoon to train further in Internal Medicine with another year of training at the London Heart Hospital (England) in Cardiology. He worked for the rest of his career as a Cardiologist in Saskatoon.[1] [2]

References

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  1. ^ "Obituary for Robert Carlyle HAYTON (Aged 70)". Calgary Herald. 12 April 2003. p. 57.
  2. ^ "Bob Hayton football statistics on StatsCrew.com".