CFLdb remembers the 95 individuals that left us in 2022. This page includes all individuals in the database who are known to have passed away in 2022 no matter what team or league affiliation or role they had. This includes individuals that are not associated with official CFL history. All had a contribution to the history of our game, and we acknowledge and remember them here.

• Andreotti, Jim March 27, 1938 — May 10, 2022
  • Player, All-Star


• Bakhtiar, Jim Jan. 8, 1934 — Jan. 9, 2022
  • Player


• Balasiuk, Walt Oct. 19, 1939 — Sept. 11, 2022
  • Player


• Baxter, Gar Feb. 16, 1930 — Aug. 15, 2022
  • Player


• Beaird, Steve July 22, 1952 — July 23, 2022
  • Player, All-Star


• Bean, Sterling Sept. 25, 1938 — June 23, 2022


• Beaulieu-Richard, Jon Oct. 10, 1988 — Sept. 25, 2022
  • Player


• Belec, Jacques “JJ” Sept. 13, 1931 — Oct. 14, 2022
  • Draft Pick, Player


• Bennett, John c. 1937 — Sept. 15, 2022
  • Draft Pick, Player


• Bennett, Kevin Sept. 26, 1957 — Oct. 23, 2022
  • Owner


• Black, Leonard Feb. 19, 1935 — Jan. 21, 2022
  • Player


• Boyette, Garland March 22, 1940 — April 19, 2022
  • Player


• Branch, Clair March 30, 1937 — June 18, 2022
  • Player


• Brandon, Charlie Sept. 13, 1943 — Aug. 9, 2022
  • Player, All-Star, Grey Cup Champion, Grey Cup MVP


• Brown, Bob March 27, 1943 — June 27, 2022
  • Player, All-Star


• Brown, Charles Aug. 1, 1936 — Dec. 20, 2022
  • Player


• Cappaletti, Gino March 26, 1934 — May 12, 2022
  • Player


• Christensen, Erik Jr. Oct. 30, 1931 — March 18, 2022
  • Player


• Clark, Howard “Rusty” Jr. Feb. 4, 1947 — March 23, 2022
  • Player


• Cotter, Steve Sept. 15, 1940 — Feb. 10, 2022
  • Player, Grey Cup Champion


• Dalton, Kay May 4, 1932 — Aug. 22, 2022
  • Head Coach, Assistant


• Davidson, Francis “Cotton” Nov. 30, 1931 — Dec. 23, 2022
  • Player


• DeGroote, Michael Aug. 13, 1933 — Sept. 11, 2022
  • Owner


• Dickey, Wallace Jr. Feb. 15, 1941 — Aug. 26, 2022
  • Player


• Dillard, Jim Dec. 21, 1938 — July 19, 2022
  • Player, All-Star


• Evans, Keith Sept. 19, 1933 — Feb. 28, 2022
  • Hall of Fame Member


• Farris, Al c. 1932 — March 14, 2022
  • Player


• Foss, Mel July 8, 1939 — Jan. 3, 2022
  • Player


• Fripp, Johnny Feb. 11, 1921 — March 24, 2022
  • Player


• Gregory, John Nov. 22, 1938 — Dec. 12, 2022
  • Head Coach, Assistant


• Hagerman, Dave c. 1931 — April 3, 2022
  • Player


• Hamilton, Norm March 4, 1935 — April 2, 2022
  • Player


• Hamilton, Kelly Aug. 20, 1959 — July 18, 2022
  • Player


• Haylor, Larry Sept. 29, 1945 — Jan. 6, 2022
  • Hall of Fame Member


• Humeniuk, Rod June 17, 1938 — Jan. 24, 2022
  • Player, Grey Cup Champion, Assistant


• Hunter, Ralph July 21, 1931 — Sept. 23, 2022
  • Player


• Ireland, Terry May 14, 1946 — March 6, 2022
  • Player


• Janelle, John Oct. 16, 1932 — March 27, 2022
  • Player


• Janzen, Henry June 7, 1940 — July 20, 2022
  • Player, All-Star, Grey Cup Champion


• Johnson, Bill Dec. 30, 1936 — Jan. 26, 2022
  • Player


• Karcz, Zeno May 16, 1935 — Aug. 31, 2022
  • Player, All-Star, Outstanding Player Award Recipient, Grey Cup Champion


• Kearns, Dan Nov. 23, 1956 — Feb. 28, 2022
  • Draft Pick, Player, Grey Cup Champion


• Kinch, John Dec. 20, 1954 — Dec. 23, 2022
  • Territorial Protection, Player


• Kmech, Mike Nov. 21, 1934 — Feb. 23, 2022
  • Player, All-Star, Grey Cup Champion


• Kuisma, Jorma c. 1946 — Sept. 16, 2022
  • Player, Grey Cup Champion


• LaGrone, John III Nov. 4, 1944 — March 27, 2022
  • Player, All-Star, Outstanding Player Award Recipient


• Langford, Harry Dec. 6, 1929 — Sept. 19, 2022
  • Player, All-Star


• LaRose, Bob March 6, 1946 — April 25, 2022
  • Draft Pick, Player, All-Star


• Liske, Peter May 24, 1942 — Feb. 12, 2022
  • Player, All-Star, Outstanding Player Award Recipient


• MacLeod, Ian c. 1945 — Oct. 23, 2022
  • Player


• Maddocks, Ron Aug. 12, 1941 — Sept. 4, 2022
  • Player


• Martinello, Marty Jan. 6, 1931 — March 24, 2022
  • Player, All-Star, Grey Cup Champion


• Maynard, Don Jan. 25, 1935 — Jan. 10, 2022
  • Player


• McKay, Paul Aug. 20, 1946 — Sept. 2, 2022
  • Draft Pick, Player


• McMahon, Bill Sept. 19, 1930 — April 1, 2022
  • Player


• Merz, Curt April 17, 1938 — April 22, 2022
  • Player


• Miller, Tony May 21, 1931 — May 7, 2022
  • Draft Pick


• Minnich, Dave III Jan. 18, 1974 — Sept. 4, 2022
  • Player


• Mitchell, Doug Feb. 19, 1939 — July 20, 2022
  • Player, Commisioner, Owner, Hall of Fame Member


• Morriss, Guy May 13, 1951 — Sept. 6, 2022
  • Assistant


• Mudra, Darrell Sr. Jan. 4, 1929 — Sept. 20, 2022
  • Head Coach


• Ochiena, Ed Jan. 26, 1938 — March 4, 2022
  • Player


• O'Farrell, Steve Aug. 18, 1937 — July 27, 2022
  • Draft Pick


• Pajaczkowski, Tony May 31, 1936 — June 3, 2022
  • Player, All-Star, Outstanding Player Award Recipient, Hall of Fame Member


• Palmer, Pete Sept. 26, 1948 — 2022
  • Player


• Peck, Roy Jan. 23, 1940 — Dec. 2, 2022
  • Player


• Peters, Rob July 31, 1942 — June 15, 2022
  • Owner


• Pistilli, Joe Sept. 7, 1941 — Aug. 28, 2022
  • Hall of Fame Member


• Priester, Floyd Jr. April 11, 1949 — Jan. 11, 2022
  • Player


• Reid, Frank Feb. 11, 1946 — Oct. 20, 2022
  • Player


• Renwick, Bob “Tubby” Nov. 25, 1938 — March 2, 2022
  • Player


• Richards, Dave c. 1937 — Aug. 5, 2022
  • Draft Pick


• Riva, Aldo c. 1934 — Oct. 26, 2022
  • Draft Pick


• Roberts, John Nov. 27, 1935 — May 5, 2022
  • Draft Pick


• Rogers, Al “Butch” Sept. 5, 1934 — Aug. 3, 2022
  • Draft Pick, Player


• Rowney, Jim March 1, 1934 — June 9, 2022
  • Draft Pick


• Saulsberry, Christian Dec. 12, 1997 — Dec. 17, 2022
  • Player


• Shines, Willie Dec. 8, 1943 — May 10, 2022
  • Player


• Stevenson, Tom May 10, 1956 — Sept. 18, 2022
  • Draft Pick


• Stevenson, Bill March 11, 1933 — Feb. 3, 2022
  • Draft Pick, Player


• Sutherin, Don Feb. 29, 1936 — Jan. 11, 2022
  • Player, All-Star, Grey Cup Champion, Head Coach, Assistant, Hall of Fame Member


• Switzer, Veryl “Joe” Aug. 6, 1932 — June 4, 2022
  • Player


• Timusk, Evald March 13, 1948 — Feb. 27, 2022
  • Draft Pick


• Tournour, Art c. 1934 — Aug. 23, 2022
  • Player


• Urbanik, Bill c. 1947 — May 31, 2022
  • Assistant


• Van Pelt, Jim Jr. Nov. 11, 1935 — July 2, 2022
  • Player, All-Star, Grey Cup Champion


• Walker, Alvin “Skip” Sept. 11, 1954 — April 13, 2022
  • Player, All-Star


• Watley, Ira Jr. Nov. 1, 1951 — Feb. 21, 2022
  • Player


• Watt, Alan c. 1935 — June 22, 2022
  • Draft Pick


• Wells, Joel Nov. 26, 1935 — Sept. 4, 2022
  • Player, All-Star


• Whitfield, A.D. Jr. Sept. 2, 1943 — Sept. 1, 2022
  • Player


• Williams, Gary March 6, 1936 — Feb. 8, 2022
  • Player


• Williams, Quency April 10, 1961 — April 24, 2022
  • Player, Grey Cup Champion


• Worster, Steve July 8, 1949 — Aug. 13, 2022
  • Player


• Yule, John Dec. 10, 1967 — Aug. 2, 2022
  • Draft Pick, Player