Steve Karrys

{{Short description|Canadian football player}}

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| name = Steve Karrys

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|6|20}}

| birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|1997|7|12|1924|6|20}}

| death_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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| import = no

| position1 = Halfback

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 180

| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|1945}}–{{CFL Year|1946}}

| playing_team1 = Toronto Argonauts

| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|1948}}–{{CFL Year|1950}}

| playing_team2 = Ottawa Rough Riders

| playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|1951}}–{{CFL Year|1953}}

| playing_team3 = Toronto Argonauts

| career_highlights = * Grey Cup champion ({{CFL Year|1945}}, {{CFL Year|1946}}, {{CFL Year|1952}})

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File:Grave of Steve Karrys (1924–1997) at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.jpg

Stelio William Karrys (June 20, 1924 – July 12, 1997) was a Canadian football player who played for the Toronto Argonauts and Ottawa Rough Riders. He won the Grey Cup with Toronto in 1945, 1946, and 1952.{{cite web| url = http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=karryste001| title = Steve Karrys football statistics on StatsCrew.com}} He also attended and played football at the University of Toronto. He worked in his family business, Karrys Brothers Corp., a tobacco and convenience-distribution business started by his father.{{cite web |url=http://www.karrys.com/about.php |title=Karrys - About Karrys |access-date=2014-09-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911002103/http://www.karrys.com/about.php |archive-date=2014-09-11 }}Where are they now? Steve Karrys Football

Patton, Paul. The Globe and Mail [Toronto, Ont] June 20, 1984: S.6. He died in 1997, and was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.Deaths

The Globe and Mail (1936-Current); July 15, 1997;

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail (1844-2011)

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