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| '''Kenneth Ploen''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|size=100%|OM}} (June 3, 1935 – February 13, 2024) was an American professional [[gridiron football|football]] player who was a [[quarterback]] for the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa Hawkeyes]]. | '''Kenneth Ploen''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|size=100%|OM}} (June 3, 1935 – February 13, 2024) was an American professional [[gridiron football|football]] player who was a [[quarterback]] for the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa Hawkeyes]]. |
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| Ploen was selected by the [[Cleveland Browns]] in the 19th round of the 1957 NFL Draft <ref name="1957 NFL Draft Pick Transactions">{{cite web | url= https://www.prosportstransactions.com/football/DraftTrades/Years/1957.htm | title= 1957 NFL Draft Pick Transactions | accessdate=March 9, 2021}}</ref> On June 10, 1957 it was announced that Ploen had signed a contract with the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] in the [[Canadian Football League]] rather than report to the Browns. <ref name="Winnipeg Signs Browns' Draftee">{{cite web | url= https://infoweb-newsbank-com.ezprox...2436001-1276937D01576E91@30-1276937D01576E91@ | title= Winnipeg Signs Browns' Draftee | accessdate=March 9, 2021}}</ref> | Ploen was selected by the [[Cleveland Browns]] in the 19th round of the 1957 NFL Draft<ref name="1957 NFL Draft Pick Transactions">{{cite web | url= https://www.prosportstransactions.com/football/DraftTrades/Years/1957.htm | title= 1957 NFL Draft Pick Transactions | accessdate=March 9, 2021}}</ref> On June 10, 1957 it was announced that Ploen had signed a contract with the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] in the [[Canadian Football League]] rather than report to the Browns.<ref name="Winnipeg Signs Browns' Draftee">{{cite web | url= https://infoweb-newsbank-com.ezprox...2436001-1276937D01576E91@30-1276937D01576E91@ | title= Winnipeg Signs Browns' Draftee | accessdate=March 9, 2021}}</ref> |
| Ploen played quarterback for the Winnipeg from 1957 to 1967. He also filled in at [[Running back|halfback]] and [[Safety (football position)|safety]]. Ploen led his team to six [[Grey Cup]] appearances (1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1965), including four victories: [[46th Grey Cup|1958]], [[47th Grey Cup|1959]], [[49th Grey Cup|1961]], [[50th Grey Cup|1962]] and two losses: [[45th Grey Cup|1957]], [[53rd Grey Cup|1965]]. In the [[49th Grey Cup]] game (1961), he scored one of the most memorable touchdowns in professional football history, eluding numerous defenders on an eighteen-yard run into the endzone during overtime to win it (see video below). He was voted the 1961 [[Grey Cup Most Valuable Player]], was selected as a divisional All-Star three times.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} | Ploen played quarterback for the Winnipeg from 1957 to 1967. He also filled in at [[Running back|halfback]] and [[Safety (football position)|safety]]. Ploen led his team to six [[Grey Cup]] appearances (1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1965), including four victories: [[46th Grey Cup|1958]], [[47th Grey Cup|1959]], [[49th Grey Cup|1961]], [[50th Grey Cup|1962]] and two losses: [[45th Grey Cup|1957]], [[53rd Grey Cup|1965]]. In the [[49th Grey Cup]] game (1961), he scored one of the most memorable touchdowns in professional football history, eluding numerous defenders on an eighteen-yard run into the endzone during overtime to win it (see video below). He was voted the 1961 [[Grey Cup Most Valuable Player]], was selected as a divisional All-Star three times.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} |
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