height_ft weight_lbs playing_years playing_team color import fontcolor position birth_date height_in article_title
5 180 1955 - 1964 winnipeg blue bombers #c 7cad0 no # 000080 punt returner running back defensive back 17 june 1934 8 ron latourelle

ron latourelle

ron `` pepe '' latourelle was a canadian football league punt returner and reserve running back for the winnipeg blue bombers from 1955 to 1964 , participating in four grey cup victories .
ron latourelle played high school and junior football in winnipeg before joining the winnipeg blue bombers in 1955 , mostly useful as a punt returner but also as a reserve running back and defensive back .
as a punter returner , latourelle reached highs in 1958 and 1962 , returning 80 and 68 punts , respectively .
in his career , he played all 16 games 6 years out of 10 and scored 11 touchdowns , 6 on rushes and 5 on passes .
he was part of 4 grey cup winning teams -lrb- 1958 , 1959 , 1961 and 1962 -rrb- .
he especially played an important part in the 49th grey cup of 1961 when he replaced the starting running back .
