# Gerald Roper

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{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1959)}}
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{{Infobox gridiron football person
| name = Gerald Roper
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|11|7}}
| birth_place = [Vancouver, British Columbia](/source/Vancouver), Canada
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| position1 = [Guard](/source/Guard_(gridiron_football))
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| college = [Arizona](/source/Arizona_Wildcats_football)
| playing_years1 = 1982–1989, 1992
| playing_team1 = [BC Lions](/source/BC_Lions)
| playing_years2 = 1989–1991
| playing_team2 = [Ottawa Rough Riders](/source/Ottawa_Rough_Riders)
| career_highlights = 
* [Grey Cup](/source/Grey_Cup) champion ([1985](/source/73rd_Grey_Cup))
* CFL All-Star (1988)
* [CFL East](/source/CFL_East) All-Star (1990)
* 2× [CFL West](/source/CFL_West) All-Star (1987, 1988)
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'''Gerald Roper''' (born November 7, 1959) is a Canadian former professional [football](/source/Canadian_football) [offensive lineman](/source/offensive_lineman) who played 11 seasons in the [Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League) (CFL) for two different teams. He was a part of the [BC Lions](/source/BC_Lions) [Grey Cup](/source/Grey_Cup) victory in 1985.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kingston |first=Gary |title=Roper's home again with Lions |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun/128773411/ |newspaper=[Vancouver Sun](/source/Vancouver_Sun) |location=[Vancouver, British Columbia](/source/Vancouver) |date=June 3, 1992 |page=D9 |access-date=July 24, 2023 |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) {{Open access}} }}</ref>

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{{73rd Grey Cup}}

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Category:1959 births
Category:Living people
Category:Canadian football offensive linemen
Category:Arizona Wildcats football players
Category:BC Lions players
Category:Ottawa Rough Riders players
Category:Canadian football people from Vancouver
Category:Players of Canadian football from British Columbia
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen

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