Reg Wheeler

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| birth_date = 1918

| birth_place = Hamilton, Ontario

| death_date = 21 October 2012 (age 93)

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| playing_years1 = 1939–1940

| playing_team1 = Hamilton Tigers

| playing_years2 = 1944–1948

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Reg Wheeler (1918-2012) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tigers and Hamilton Wildcats, predecessors to the current Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Wheeler was born in 1918 in Hamilton, Ontario.{{cite news|last1=Dean|first1=Flannery|title=Hamilton's Reg Wheeler, 'mayor of the Beach Strip', left a long legacy|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/hamilton-s-reg-wheeler-mayor-of-the-beach-strip-left-a-long-legacy-1.1256461|accessdate=28 January 2016|work=www.cbc.ca|date=22 October 2012}}

Wheeler played for the Hamilton Tigers from 1939 to 1940. He later played for the Hamilton Wildcats from 1944 through 1948.{{cite web|url=http://www.cflapedia.com/Players/w/wheeler_reg.html|title=Reg Wheeler|website=cflapedia|accessdate=28 January 2016}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

During his life, Wheeler worked for Dofasco for 46 years. In 1960, Wheeler was elected alderman for Hamilton's East end from Hamilton, Ontario City Council, a position he held for a total of 28 years.{{cite news|last1=Pecoskie|first1=Teri|title=Former alderman, gridiron star Reg Wheeler dies|url=http://www.thespec.com/news-story/2263805-former-alderman-gridiron-star-reg-wheeler-dies/|accessdate=28 January 2016|work=The Hamilton Spectator|date=22 October 2012}} Wheeler also played a major role in establishing the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, and later sat on the Hall of Fame's induction committee.

Wheeler died on 21 October 2012, age 93, after a long illness.