Oatten Fisher

Oatten Fisher

Date of birth:	April 1, 1924
Place of birth:	Salisbury, NC, USA
Career information
Position(s):	Guard, Tackle
College:	University of North Carolina
Organizations
As player:
1950 1951 1952-53 1954 1955-56 1959	Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers Toronto Argonauts Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers Toronto Argonauts Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers Calgary Stampeders
Career highlights and awards
Honors:	ORFU All-Star - 1950, 1953, 1955

Oatten Fisher is a former all-star Canadian Football League player.

Having played his college football at the University of North Carolina, Fisher embarked on a 8 year career in Canada. While he only played 16 games over 2 seasons with the Toronto Argonauts, he had a successful stint with the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers of the Ontario Rugby Football Union, where he was selected an all-star 3 times.^[1] He finished his football career in 1959 with the Calgary Stampeders.^[2]

Fisher was among the first African-American players to break the colour barrier in the CFL.

References

1. ^ Toronto Argonaut 2006 Media Guide
2. ^ CFLAPEDIA entry - Oatten Fisher

External links

• Oatten Fisher statistics at CFLapedia