A celebration of life for former Calgary Stampeders star Ezzrett “Sugarfoot” Anderson was held on Tuesday.
Anderson was one of the first African-Americans to play professional football in North America.
He died on March 8 at the age of 97.
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Anderson played for the Stampeders from 1949 until 1955. He was added to the Stampeders’ Wall of Fame in 1990 and inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.
The memorial for Anderson was held at the Red and White Club at McMahon Stadium from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
With files from The Canadian Press