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{{Short description|American gridiron football player (1951–2005)}}
{{other people|David Boone}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox Canadian Football League biography
|name              = Dave Boone
|team              =  
|image             =
|caption           =
|import            = yes
|position1         = Defensive end
|position2         = Defensive lineman
|number            = 64
|birth_date        = {{birth date|1951|10|30}}
|birth_place       = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], U.S.
|death_date        = {{death date and age|2005|3|26|1951|10|30}}
|death_place       = [[Point Roberts, Washington]], U.S.
|height_ft         = 6
|height_in         = 3
|weight_lbs        = 248
|college           = [[Eastern Michigan Eagles football|Eastern Michigan]]
|high_school       = [[Cass Technical High School|Cass Technical]]<br>(Detroit, Michigan)
|NFLDraftedYear    = 1974
|NFLDraftedRound   = 11
|NFLDraftedPick    = 285
|NFLDraftedTeam    = [[Minnesota Vikings]]
|playing_years1     = 1974
|playing_team1     = [[Minnesota Vikings]]
|playing_years2     = {{CFL Year|1975}}
|playing_team2     = [[BC Lions]]
|playing_years3     = {{CFL Year|1976}}
|playing_team3     = [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]
|playing_years4     = {{CFL Year|1977}}–{{CFL Year|1983}}
|playing_team4     = [[Edmonton Eskimos]]
|playing_years5     = {{CFL Year|1984}}
|playing_team5     = [[Toronto Argonauts]]
|career_highlights = 
* 5× [[Grey Cup]] champion ([[66th Grey Cup|1978]]–[[70th Grey Cup|1982]])
* [[Tom Pate Memorial Award]] (1982)
|CFLAllStar        = {{CFL Year|1981}}
|CFLEastAllStar    = {{CFL Year|1977}}
|CFLWestAllStar    = {{CFL Year|1981}}
|ProBowls          =
|Awards            =
|Honors            =
|Retired #s        =
|Records           =
|statlabel1        = NFL games played
|statvalue1        = 5
|NFL               =
|CBS               = BOO346075
|DatabaseFootball-archive = https://web.archive.org/web/20160425034020/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BOONEDAV01
}}

'''Humphrey David Boone Jr.''' (October 30, 1951 &ndash; March 26, 2005) was an All-Star [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL) defensive lineman, winner of five Grey Cups.

==Career==

===Rookie year===
Boone graduated from [[Eastern Michigan University]] and was drafted by the [[Minnesota Vikings]]. He played 5 games in 1974, the year the team went to [[Super Bowl VIII]].

===Years in CFL===
He moved on to [[Canada]], playing with the [[BC Lions]] in 1975 (6 games) and the [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] in 1976.

He began an All-Star career with the [[Edmonton Eskimos]] in 1977, becoming a vital part of their famed "[[Alberta Crude]]" defence. He was a CFL all-star in 1981, a three-time West Division all-star ([[1977 CFL season|1977]], [[1979 CFL season|1979]], [[1981 CFL season|1981]]) and won 5 [[Grey Cup]] rings.

He finished his career playing 15 games for the [[Toronto Argonauts]] in 1984.

== Death ==
His body was discovered outside of his house in the resort community of [[Point Roberts, Washington]].<ref name="death">{{cite news | title=Eskimos' David Boone dead at 53 | date=March 30, 2005 | url =https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/eskimos-david-boone-dead-at-53-1.551841 | work =CBC Sports | access-date = 2008-09-21 }}</ref> On November 19, 2008, the [[CBC Television]] show ''[[The Fifth Estate (TV)|The Fifth Estate]]'' suggested that Boone, who killed himself after many years of depression, suffered from the effects of years of unreported head injuries from playing professional football. Teammates [[York Hentschel]] and [[Bill Stevenson (offensive lineman)|Bill Stevenson]] are believed to have suffered from the same injuries.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/dynasty-to-death-cbc-s-fifth-estate-examines-head-injuries-in-football-1.725631|title=Dynasty to death: CBC's Fifth Estate examines head injuries in football|date=2008-11-19|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=2008-11-20}}</ref> The David Boone Award was created in 2005 in memory of him <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goelks.com/david-boone-award/|title = David Boone Award}}</ref>
David is survived by his son Kenan Joseph

==References==
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==External links==
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011064435/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BOONEDAV01 Dave Boone]}} databasefootball.com

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{{69th Grey Cup}}
{{70th Grey Cup}}
{{Tom Pate Award}}

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[[Category:1951 births]]
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[[Category:American football defensive ends]]
[[Category:BC Lions players]]
[[Category:Canadian football defensive linemen]]
[[Category:Cass Technical High School alumni]]
[[Category:Eastern Michigan Eagles football players]]
[[Category:Eastern Michigan University alumni]]
[[Category:Edmonton Elks players]]
[[Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players]]
[[Category:Minnesota Vikings players]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Detroit]]
[[Category:Toronto Argonauts players]]
[[Category:Players of Canadian football with chronic traumatic encephalopathy]]
[[Category:Players of Canadian football from Detroit]]