{{short description|Canadian football player (1936–1999)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox CFL player |name=David Burkholder |image= |caption= |birth_date={{birth date|1936|10|21}} |birth_place=Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1999|10|12|1936|10|21}} |death_place=Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S. |nickname= |status= |import=yes |Height_ft=6 |Height_in=1 |Weight_lbs=225 |CIS= |high_school=DeLaSalle (MN) |college=Minnesota |NFLDraftedYear=1958 |NFLDraftedRound=26 |NFLDraftedPick=310 |position1=Halfback |position2= |career_highlights= * 4× Grey Cup champion (1958, 1959, 1961, 1962) * Second-team All-Big Ten (1957) * 3× CFL West All-Star ({{CFL Year|1958}}, {{CFL Year|1960}}, {{CFL Year|1961}}) |CFLAllStar= |Awards= |Records= |playing_years1={{CFL Year|1958}}–{{CFL Year|1964}} |playing_team1=Winnipeg Blue Bombers |CollegeHOF= |CFHOF= |CFHOFYear= }} '''David Alan Burkholder''' (October 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional football player who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1958, 1959, 1961 and 1962.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=burkhdav001| title = Dave Burkholder football statistics on StatsCrew.com}} </ref> He played college football at the University of Minnesota. In 1999, Burkholder died of cancer, aged 62.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.startribune.com/obituaries/11596431.html |title=Obituaries: Dave Burkholder, Minnesota football star, dies at 62 | Star Tribune |website=Star Tribune |access-date=2014-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913053939/http://www.startribune.com/obituaries/11596431.html |archive-date=2014-09-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerb/burk03070.html|title=Dave Burkholder CFL Stats and Bio|website=profootballarchives.com|access-date=July 15, 2023}}</ref>
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