March 6, 2020(2020-03-06) (aged 88) North Vancouver, British Columbia
Career information
CFL status
National
Position(s)
DE, LB
Height
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight
205 lb (93 kg)
CJFL
Regina Rams
Career history
As administrator
1989
BC Lions (President)
As player
1954–1967
BC Lions
Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup Champion (1964)
CFL All-Star
1963
CFL West All-Star
1959, 1960, 1963
Retired #s
BC Lions #75
Career stats
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1979
William Norman "Mouse" Fieldgate[1] (January 12, 1932 – March 6, 2020) was a professional Canadian football player. Fieldgate played defensive end and linebacker with the Canadian Football League BC Lions for his entire 14-year career. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Fieldgate was a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, the BC Sports Hall of Fame, and the BC Lions Wall of Fame. Fieldgate's #75 jersey is one of ten numbers retired by the BC Lions.[2] In 2006, Fieldgate was voted to the Honour Roll of the CFL's top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.[3]
Fieldgate is widely considered one of the best Canadian outside linebackers to have ever played the game.[4] The Norm Fieldgate Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding defensive player in the CFL Western Division, is named in his honour.
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game. The NormFieldgate Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding defensive player in the CFL Western Division, is named in his honour. Fieldgate did not...
The NormFieldgate Trophy is a Canadian Football League trophy awarded to the outstanding defensive player in the West Division. Each team in the West...
Calgary Stampeders. Jim Young retired at the end of the season, and NormFieldgate became the second Lions player to be inducted into the Canadian Football...
his way to another CFL All-Star team selection, a second consecutive NormFieldgate Trophy, and he was a unanimous nomination for the CFL's 2008 Most Outstanding...
Evanshen, WR Lloyd Fairbanks, OL Bernie Faloney, QB Dan Ferrone, OL NormFieldgate, LB Joe Fleming, DL Willie Fleming, RB Dick Fouts, DL Cam Fraser, P...
Grey Cup champion. In 2022, he was named a CFL All-Star and won the NormFieldgate Trophy as the best defensive player in the West Division. He was also...
Provincia). Christopher Collier, 90, American historian and author. NormFieldgate, 88, Canadian Hall of Fame football player (Regina Rams, BC Lions) and...
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of the Year – Don Matthews, Baltimore CFLers Commissioner's Award - NormFieldgate, BC Lions "CFL.ca - Official site of the Canadian Football League"....
Brown 70 Dick Fouts 71 Paul Seale 72 Jim Carphin 74 Jim McNaughton 75 NormFieldgate 76 Mack Burton 78 Pat Claridge Head Coach: Dave Skrien Assistant coaches:...
Brown 70 Dick Fouts 71 Paul Seale 72 Jim Carphin 74 Jim McNaughton 75 NormFieldgate 76 Mack Burton 78 Pat Claridge Head Coach: Dave Skrien Assistant coaches:...
Brown 70 Dick Fouts 71 Paul Seale 72 Jim Carphin 74 Jim McNaughton 75 NormFieldgate 76 Mack Burton 78 Pat Claridge Head Coach: Dave Skrien Assistant coaches:...
Brown 70 Dick Fouts 71 Paul Seale 72 Jim Carphin 74 Jim McNaughton 75 NormFieldgate 76 Mack Burton 78 Pat Claridge Head Coach: Dave Skrien Assistant coaches:...
Brown 70 Dick Fouts 71 Paul Seale 72 Jim Carphin 74 Jim McNaughton 75 NormFieldgate 76 Mack Burton 78 Pat Claridge Head Coach: Dave Skrien Assistant coaches:...
) He was also an all star in 1989 and 1990, and in 1990 he won the NormFieldgate Trophy. He moved to the B.C. Lions in 1991 and 1992, where he was a...
Brown 70 Dick Fouts 71 Paul Seale 72 Jim Carphin 74 Jim McNaughton 75 NormFieldgate 76 Mack Burton 78 Pat Claridge Head Coach: Dave Skrien Assistant coaches:...
Andreotti, Montreal Alouettes LB – Jim Conroy, Ottawa Rough Riders LB – NormFieldgate, BC Lions DB – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DB – Harvey Wylie...
Christiansen 71 Don Knowles 72 Don Lord 74 Bill Currie 75 Gerry Palmer 76 NormFieldgate 80 George Klein 81 Jack Hutchinson 83 Doug Reid 83 Jim Chambers 84 Ray...
Christiansen 71 Don Knowles 72 Don Lord 74 Bill Currie 75 Gerry Palmer 76 NormFieldgate 80 George Klein 81 Jack Hutchinson 83 Doug Reid 83 Jim Chambers 84 Ray...
Christiansen 71 Don Knowles 72 Don Lord 74 Bill Currie 75 Gerry Palmer 76 NormFieldgate 80 George Klein 81 Jack Hutchinson 83 Doug Reid 83 Jim Chambers 84 Ray...
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