Shhhhhhh! Don t tell thieves there will potentially be thousands upon thousands of dollars worth of jewellry to steal on Saturday between noon and 1:30 at the Commonwealth Stadium fieldhouse.
Michael Soles, a former CFL running back who played with Edmonton and Montreal, lost his 16-year battle with ALS on Wednesday night. He was 54.
The former McGill University star had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, in 2005, six years after he retired from the CFL.
The fifth pick of the 1989 CFL Draft, Soles helped lead McGill to the 1987 Vanier Cup before embarking on an 11-year CFL career.
Soles was as adept at catching the football as running it, scoring 25 of his 45 career touchdowns as a receiver. He finished his career with 3,500 receiving yards and 3,007 on the ground.