- Moe Racine
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Moe Racine Date of birth: 4 October 1937 Place of birth: Cornwall, Ontario, Canada Career information Status: Retired Position(s): Tackle
PlacekickerOrganizations As player: 1958–1974 Ottawa Rough Riders Career highlights and awards Grey Cup champion - 1960, 68, 69, 71
CFL All-Star: 1968, 1972 Awards: Eastern Conference Scoring Champion 1966 Honors: Number retired Records: 201 games played Moe "The Toe" Racine (born October 4, 1937 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada) is a former placekicker and offensive lineman for the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1958-1974 of the Canadian Football League. He was a part of four Grey Cup winning teams with the Rough Riders.
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High school
Born in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, Moe Racine attended St. Lawrence High School and joined Ottawa St. Anthonys in 1958.
Rough Rider
Moe Racine was an offensive lineman for the Ottawa Rough Riders throughout his 17-year career. As a stellar offensive tackle, he blocked on passes for quarterback Russ Jackson from 1958 to 1969 and on runs for such running backs as Ron Stewart from 1958 to 1970, Vic Washington from 1968 to 1970, and Bo Scott from 1965 to 1968. Racine became a three time Eastern Conference All-Star at tackle in 1962, 1965, and 1966 and a CFL All-star in 1968 and 1972.
Racine was also an accurate placekicker from 1962 to 1967. In 1961, Racine only handled the kickoffs, but then added placekicking the following year.[1] Racine finished second in scoring in the Eastern Conference in 1962, 1964, and 1965, to Don Sutherin of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but won the East scoring crown in 1966 with 71 points. In 1967, Don Sutherin joined Ottawa and split his kicking duties with Racine until the following year, when Sutherin took over entirely. Racine's best field goal percentage was 57.1% (12 of 21) in 1965, his next best 52.4% (11 of 21) in 1964, which was considered good at a period when the league average was much lower than when placekicking became a specialty in the 1970s.
In Moe Racine's 17-year career, he participated in 5 Grey Cup games, winning four as a tackle: in 1960, 1968, 1969, 1973, losing one as tackle and placekicker in 1966, when he converted one of 2 Ottawa TDs.
His jersey number #62 was retired by the Rough Riders at the end of his career in 1974.
Family
His son, Bruce Racine, is a former National Hockey League goalie.[2][3]
References
- ^ http://www.cflapedia.com/Players/r/racine_moe.htm
- ^ "Bruce Racine Biography". Racine Goalie Academy. http://www.racinegoalieacademy.com/people/bracine.shtml.
- ^ Wallace, William N. (1988-02-10). "Goalie Gets Vengeance In Beanpot Tournament". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE0DC1F3DF933A25751C0A96E948260.
Categories:- 1937 births
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