Greg Pipes

Greg Pipes
No. 61
Date of birth (1946-08-04) August 4, 1946
Place of birth Fort Worth, Texas
Career information
Status Retired
CFL status International
Position(s) DT
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 235 lb (107 kg)
College Baylor
NFL draft 1968 / Round: 12 / Pick: 306
Drafted by Buffalo Bills
Career history
As player
19681972 Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 1970
CFL West All-Star 1970
Awards 1970 - DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy

Greg Pipes (born August 4, 1946) is a former award winning and all-star defensive tackle in the Canadian Football League with the Edmonton Eskimos from 1968 to 1972.[1]

A graduate of Baylor University, he was picked for the 1967 College Football All-America Team and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills of the NFL. Pipes played five seasons with the Esks. His best year was 1970, when he was an all-star and winner of the DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy as best lineman in the Western Division.[2]

He returned to Baylor after his playing days and earned a law degree. He had a 35 year career with the District Attorney's office in Tarrant County.[3]

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