:Lonnie Dennis

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1937)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox CFL player

| name = Lonnie Dennis

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| status = Retired

| import = yes

| position1 = Offensive tackle

| College = BYU

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1937|12|10}}

| death_date = January 6, 1997 (aged 59)

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| Height_ft = 6

| Height_in = 1

| Weight_lbs = 220

| NFLDraftedYear = 1960

| NFLDraftedRound = 7

| NFLDraftedPick = 78

| NFLDraftedTeam = Pittsburgh Steelers

| AFLDraftedYear = 1960

| AFLDraftedRound = 1

| AFLDraftedPick = First Selections

| AFLDraftedTeam = Denver Broncos

| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|1960}}–{{CFL Year|1968}}

| playing_team1 = BC Lions

| career_highlights =

| CFLAllStar = {{CFL Year|1963}}, {{CFL Year|1964}}

| CFLWestAllStar = {{CFL Year|1962}}, {{CFL Year|1963}}, {{CFL Year|1964}}

| Awards =

| Honours = BC Lions Wall of Fame{{cite web|url=http://www.bclions.com/index.php?id=3165&module=page|title=BC Lions Wall of Fame|publisher=BC Lions Football Club}}

| Records =

}}

Lonnie Dennis (December 10, 1937 – January 6, 1997) was a Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League (CFL)'s the British Columbia Lions. After playing college football at Brigham Young University, Dennis spent his entire 9-year CFL career as an offensive lineman for the Lions. He was named CFL All-Star in 1963 and 1964, and was a part of the Lions Grey Cup victory in 1964. Dennis died on January 6, 1997 at the age of 59.{{Cite web |title=Lonnie Dennis football Statistics on StatsCrew.com |url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-dennilon001 |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=www.statscrew.com |language=en}}

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