Earl Winfield
American gridiron football player (born 1961)
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Earl Winfield (born August 6, 1961) is a former Canadian Football League (CFL) wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats who, in an 11-year career from 1987 to 1997, caught 573 passes for 10,119 yards and 75 touchdowns.
![]() Photographed at Exhibition Stadium, Toronto, by Mike F. Campbell | |
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|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 6, 1961 Petersburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | North Carolina |
| Career history | |
| 1987–1997 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Awards and highlights | |
Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 2013) | |
Winfield played college football at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1982 to 1985. He left as the all-time Tar Heel career leader in receptions, with 107.
On February 21, 2013 the Canadian Football Hall of Fame announced that Winfield would be inducted as a player at a ceremony in Edmonton in September, 2013.
