Zeno Karcz was an award winning linebacker in the Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

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Having played his junior football with the Windsor AKO Fratmen

Windsor AKO Fratmen Football Team

The Windsor AKO Fratmen Football Team is a Canadian Football team out of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The team has played out of the Canadian Junior Football League since the 1940s and won national titles in 1952, 1954, and 1999. The Fratmen have played at Fratmen Field at Windsor Stadium since 1953...

, he went on to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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 (from 1957 to 1966) in the CFL. He was an all star in 1962 and 1965, winning the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award in 1965. He was a member of the 1963 and 1965 Grey Cup

Grey Cup

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 championship teams.

After retiring from professional football, he returned to the Windsor AKO Fratmen

Windsor AKO Fratmen Football Team

The Windsor AKO Fratmen Football Team is a Canadian Football team out of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The team has played out of the Canadian Junior Football League since the 1940s and won national titles in 1952, 1954, and 1999. The Fratmen have played at Fratmen Field at Windsor Stadium since 1953...

as head coach between 1967 and 1969.