Oatten Fisher is a former all-star Canadian Football League player. Having played his college football at the University of North Carolina, Fisher embarked on a 8 year career in Canada. While he only played 16 games over 2 seasons with the Toronto Argonauts, he had a successful stint with the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers of the Ontario Rugby Football Union, where he was selected an all-star 3 times. He finished his football career in 1959 with the Calgary Stampeders. Fisher was among the first African-American players to break the colour barrier in the CFL.
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| - Oatten Fisher is a former all-star Canadian Football League player. Having played his college football at the University of North Carolina, Fisher embarked on a 8 year career in Canada. While he only played 16 games over 2 seasons with the Toronto Argonauts, he had a successful stint with the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers of the Ontario Rugby Football Union, where he was selected an all-star 3 times. He finished his football career in 1959 with the Calgary Stampeders. Fisher was among the first African-American players to break the colour barrier in the CFL.
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| - 1950(xsd:integer)
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| - Player of American and Canadian football
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| - Oatten Fisher is a former all-star Canadian Football League player. Having played his college football at the University of North Carolina, Fisher embarked on a 8 year career in Canada. While he only played 16 games over 2 seasons with the Toronto Argonauts, he had a successful stint with the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers of the Ontario Rugby Football Union, where he was selected an all-star 3 times. He finished his football career in 1959 with the Calgary Stampeders. Fisher was among the first African-American players to break the colour barrier in the CFL.
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