George Robert "Bob" Stephen (February 23, 1958 – February 8, 2009) was a professional

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 Canadian football

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 offensive lineman with the Ottawa Rough Riders

Ottawa Rough Riders

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 of the Canadian Football League

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 from 1981 to 1985. He was born in St. John, NB.

Stephen went to St. Pius X High School

St. Pius X High School (Ottawa)

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 in Ottawa and played junior football

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 with the Ottawa Sooners

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, with which he won the national championship in 1979.

He joined the Ottawa Rough Riders

Ottawa Rough Riders

The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...

 in the 1981 CFL season

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 as a centre and played all five years of his professional career for the Riders. Following his playing career, he became a minor football coach and mentor with the Myers Riders and the Nepean Redskins. He coached an Eastern Ontario team to gold at the 2004 national championship.

He died at his home in Ottawa

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on February 8, 2009, of a heart attack.