Ken Preston (Canadian football)

{{Short description|Canadian football player, coach and executive}}

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| position1 = QB, HB

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| college = Queen's University

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|10|19}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|1991|8|2|1917|10|19}}

| other_title = General Manager

| career_highlights = *2× Grey Cup champion (1941, 1966)

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| weight_lb = 185

| coaching_years1 = 1946–1947

| coaching_team1 = Saskatchewan Roughriders

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| playing_years1 = 1940

| playing_team1 = Saskatchewan Roughriders

| playing_years2 = 1941–1942

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| playing_team2 = Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| playing_years3 = 1943

| playing_team3 = Saskatchewan Roughriders

| playing_years4 = 1945

| playing_team4 = Ottawa Rough Riders

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| playing_years6 = 1946–1948

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| other_years1 = 1958–1978

| other_team1 = Saskatchewan Roughriders

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| death_place = Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

| birth_place = Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada

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Kenneth Joseph Preston (October 19, 1917 – August 2, 1991) was a Canadian football player, coach and executive. He played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders (3 stints), Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and Ottawa Rough Riders.{{Cite web|url=https://cfhof.ca/members/ken-preston/|title=Ken Preston — Canadian Football Hall of Fame}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerp/pres01450.html|title=Ken Preston Stats - Pro Football Archives|website=www.profootballarchives.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=prestken001|title=Ken Preston Statistics on JustSportsStats.com|website=www.justsportsstats.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-prestken001|title=Ken Preston Statistics on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}} He was the head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1946 to 1947. From 1958 to 1978, he was the Roughriders' general manager. He was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 1980{{Cite web|url=https://sasksportshalloffame.com/inductees/kenneth-ken-preston/|title=Kenneth "Ken" Preston}} and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1990. He also was inducted into the Roughriders' plaza of honor in 1987.{{Cite web|url=https://leaderpost.com/sports/football/cfl/saskatchewan-roughriders/rob-vanstone-ken-preston-named-saskatchewan-roughriders-top-builder|title=Rob Vanstone: Ken Preston named Saskatchewan Roughriders' top builder|website=leaderpost}} From 1962 until his retirement in 1979, they made the playoffs every year.