Willie Pless

Willie Pless
No. 32, 39
Position	Linebacker
Personal information
Born	(1964-02-21) February 21, 1964 Anniston, Alabama, U.S.
Career information
College	Kansas
Career history
1986–1989	Toronto Argonauts
1990	BC Lions
1991–1998	Edmonton Eskimos
1999	Saskatchewan Roughriders
2000	Edmonton Eskimos*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Awards and highlights
Grey Cup champion (1993) 5× CFL Most Outstanding Defensive Player (1992, 1994–1997) 5× Norm Fieldgate Trophy (1992, 1994–1997) Frank M. Gibson Trophy (1986) 11× CFL All-Star (1986, 1988, 1990–1998) 3× CFL East All-Star (1986, 1988, 1995)(North) 9× CFL West All-Star (1990–1994, 1996-1999) Second-team All-American (1984) 3× First-team All-Big Eight (1983, 1984, 1985) Edmonton Eskimos Wall of Honour (2004) Eskimos records Most defensive tackles – career (813) Most defensive tackles – season (117) - 1998 Most fumble returns – career (26) Most fumble returns – season (8) - 1992 Most fumble returns – game (3) - 2 times Most Tltackles for losses – career (41)

Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 2005)

Willie Pless (born February 21, 1964) is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Toronto Argonauts, BC Lions, Edmonton Eskimos, and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He won the 1993 Grey Cup with the Eskimos. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2005.