Don Getty
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An intelligent, versatile player, Don Getty played ten seasons as quarterback for the Eskimos (1955-65) and had his name added to the Wall of Honour at Commonwealth Stadium in 1992. Born August 30, 1933 in Westmount , Quebec , Getty was an outstanding student/athlete at the University of Western Ontario where he quarterbacked the Mustangs to the Eastern Collegiate Union Championship in 1954 and '55. He was also the starting guard on Western's championship winning basketball team in 1952, '53, '54 and in 1955 was named Western's Most Outstanding Athlete. Getty joined the Eskimos in 1955 and would help lead them to Grey Cup wins in 1955 and '56. In 1959, Getty was named Outstanding Canadian in the Western Canada Football League and was runner up for the Schenley Award as the CFL's Outstanding Player. Following his playing career, Getty entered politics in 1967 as a member of Alberta 's Legislative Assembly. He left politics in 1979 and returned to the private sector. In 1985, he was elected leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives and that same year would lead the party to election. Don Getty served as Alberta 's 11th premier from 1985-1992.
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