Name: | Frank Dilks |
Birth date (M/D/YY): | 02/13/1933 |
School/Jr. Football: | Hamilton Junior Wildcats & Tiger-Cats |
Position(s): | HB - offence and defence |
Years with Tiger-Cats: | 1952-53 |
1. | Tell us about how you got started in football and your amateur career. |
Played on 3 National Junior Championship teams. 1949 - Hamilton Wild-Cats and 1950-51 Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Wore jersey #32 and #64. |
2. | How did you get started in the CFL? (draft, free agent, trade etc) |
Signed with Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1952, wore #95 |
3. | Do or did you hold any records? |
No |
4. | Do or did you have a nickname? |
N/A |
5. | Tell us about some of your fondest memories with the Tiger-Cats or in the CFL. |
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6. | Who were some of the team-mates and opponents you admired the most and why? |
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7. | Which coach did you respect or enjoy playing for the the most and why? |
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8. | Tell us about some of your favourite Grey Cup memories. |
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9. | Tell us about your life and career after playing/working with the Tiger-Cats or CFL? |
Retired from Bell Canada in 1990 after 40 years of service. |
10. | Tell us about your interests, hobbies, your passion or anything else you would like to share about yourself. |
Played 14 years of Senior Fastball in Hamilton Big 4 League, 1950-64. Coached minor football for 3 years, 1966-68. Coached Hamilton Hurricanes from 1969-75 and McMaster University from 1974-75. |
11. | Share with us some of the places you've been or things you have experienced. |
12. | What aspects of the Canadian game do you like the most? |
13. | Is there any aspect of the game you would change if you could? |
14. | What advice do you have to either young players or those just starting out in the CFL? |
15. | Is there anything else you would like to share? (thoughts, advice, stories, memories) |
Was on the Board of Directors of the Hamilton Tiger-Cat Alumni for 9 years. 2 years as President and 1 year as Past President. Stepped down from the Board in 2002 |