What is Bruce Bennett (Canadian football)?
[[File:Bruce Bennett (1965 Seminole) (cropped).png|right|200px]] '''Lamar Bruce Bennett, Jr.''' (1944 – January 12, 2021) was an American college and professional [[American football|football]] player. He was a [[safety (American and Canadian football position)|safety]] in the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL) for seven seasons during the 1960s and early 1970s. Bennett played [[college football]] for the [[University of Florida]], and was recognized as an [[All-American]]. He played professionally for the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] of the CFL. He was born in [[Valdosta, Georgia]]. Bennett died on January 12, 2021 in [[Ocala, Florida]] from [[pneumonia]] caused by [[COVID-19]] at the age of 77.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://leaderpost.com/sports/football/cfl/saskatchewan-roughriders/the-late-bruce-bennett-remembered-for-dedication-to-saskatchewan-roughriders|title=The late Bruce Bennett remembered for dedication to Saskatchewan Roughriders|first=Rob|last=Vanstone|work=[[Regina Leader-Post]]|date=January 17, 2021|access-date=January 18, 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Bruce}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida]] [[Category:American football safeties]] [[Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Georgia (U.S. state)]] {{sports-bio-stub}}