Mike Kmech

{{Short description|Canadian football player (1934–2022)}}

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|name=Mike Kmech

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|birth_date= {{birth date|1934|11|21}}

|birth_place= Lamont, Alberta, Canada

|death_date= {{death date and age|2022|2|23|1934|11|21}}

|death_place= Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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|Height_ft=5

|Height_in=11

|Weight_lbs=205

|position1=Guard

|position2=Tackle

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  • Grey Cup champion ({{CFL Year|1956}})

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|playing_years1={{CFL Year|1956}}–{{CFL Year|1963}}

|playing_team1=Edmonton Eskimos

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Michael Kmech (November 21, 1934 – February 23, 2022) was a Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos. He won the Grey Cup with the Eskimos in 1956.{{cite web| url = http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=kmechmik001| title = Mike Kmech football statistics on StatsCrew.com}} He was born in Lamont, Alberta.Here Are the 1956 Eskimos. Grey Cup Defenders The Globe and Mail (1936-Current); Nov 22, 1956; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail (1844–2011) pg. 31[https://edmontonjournal.remembering.ca/obituary/michael-kmech-1084488963 Michael Kmech] obituary Kmech died in Edmonton, Alberta on February 23, 2022, at the age of 87.{{Cite web|url=https://edmontonjournal.remembering.ca/obituary/michael-kmech-1084488963/guestbook?p=2|title = Remembering the life of Michael Kmech 1934–2022}}

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