Doug Brightwell
Born: (1928-10-12) October 12, 1928
Rosenberg, Texas, U.S.
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)Centre
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
CollegeTCU
High schoolIngleside (TX)
Alvin (TX)
NFL draft1949 / Round: 6 / Pick: 56
Drafted byPittsburgh Steelers
Career history
As player
1949Saskatchewan Roughriders
1950Edmonton Eskimos
CFL West All-Star1949

James Doug Brightwell (born October 12, 1928) is a former American football player who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Edmonton Eskimos in Canada.[1] He played college football at Texas Christian University from 1945-1948. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1948, for the 1949 season, but instead decided to play professionally in Canada.[2]

References

  1. "Doug Brightwell football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  2. "Doug Brightwell CFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


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