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{{Short description|American gridiron football player (1936–2010)}}
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| image = 
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|4|9}}
| birth_place = [[East St. Louis, Illinois]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|6|29|1936|4|9}}
| death_place = [[West Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
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| number = 67
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| import = yes
| position1 = Offensive lineman
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 233
| college = [[University of Iowa|Iowa]]
| NFLDraftedYear = 1958
| NFLDraftedRound = 4
| NFLDraftedPick = 43
| NFLDraftedTeam = [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|1958}}–{{CFL Year|1967}}
| playing_team1 = [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]]
| career_highlights = 
* 4× [[Grey Cup]] champion ([[46th Grey Cup|1958]], [[47th Grey Cup|1959]], [[49th Grey Cup|1961]], [[50th Grey Cup|1962]])
* [[CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award]] ({{CFL Year|1961}})
* 2× [[DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy]] ({{CFL Year|1960}}, {{CFL Year|1961}})
| CFLAllStar = {{CFL Year|1962}}, {{CFL Year|1965}}, {{CFL Year|1966}}
| CFLWestAllStar = {{CFL Year|1959}}–{{CFL Year|1962}}, {{CFL Year|1964}}, {{CFL Year|1965}}, {{CFL Year|1966}}
| awards =
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| CFHOF = frank-rigney
| CFHOFYear = 1985
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'''Frank Rigney''' (April 9, 1936 – June 29, 2010) was an [[offensive tackle]] for the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] in the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL).

==College==
Rigney played college ball with another Blue Bomber great, [[quarterback]] [[Ken Ploen]] at the [[University of Iowa]].

==CFL==
Frank Rigney was an outstanding offensive tackle for Winnipeg. During his 10-year stint from 1958 to 1967, [[Winnipeg]] won the [[Grey Cup]] four times, in [[46th Grey Cup|1958]], [[47th Grey Cup|1959]], [[49th Grey Cup|1961]], and [[50th Grey Cup|1962]]. Winnipeg also participated and lost in [[53rd Grey Cup|1965]], the so-called Wind Bowl. "The first year we got a tie clasp from the city. The second year that we won, we did get a ring, the one and only one we got.  The next two that we won, I can't remember what we got.  I think we got a watch,"  Rigney stated. Rigney retired from football due to back injuries. Through ten seasons he only missed five games.

==Post-football==
After football, he had a thirty-five year career in the insurance business and did media work for twenty years.  He was the colour commentator for both the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] and [[CFL on CTV|CTV football broadcasts]], plus covered other sports such as the [[1980 Winter Olympics]] in [[Lake Placid, New York]], and the [[1984 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sarajevo]], [[Yugoslavia]].

In 2003, Rigney received a titanium shoulder replacement. In 2004 due to an ulcer in his right foot he had a toe amputated. Later, Rigney's right leg was amputated below his knee after an infection from an operation turned to gangrene. At the time of his death, Rigney resided in [[West Vancouver, British Columbia|West Vancouver]].

==References==
*Judy Owen. ''Legends - Game was cruel to lineman Rigney'', Bomber Game Day/[[Winnipeg Free Press]]/Friday, June 2, 2006

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[[Category:Sportspeople from West Vancouver]]
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[[Category:Canadian Football League announcers]]
[[Category:Canadian football offensive linemen]]
[[Category:Iowa Hawkeyes football players]]
[[Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players]]
[[Category:Players of American football from East St. Louis, Illinois]]