Former CFL and Nebraska running back Dahrran Diedrick died on Saturday after a battle with cancer. He was 44.
MONTREAL — Dahrran Diedrick, the Canadian running back who starred at Nebraska and won three Grey Cup titles in a 10-year Canadian Football League career, died Saturday after fighting cancer. He was 44.
“I won two championships with Dahrran and he was a very important piece of our team,” Calvillo said in a statement. “He was always in a good mood and got along with everyone in our dressing room. He leaves us far too young.” He also had stints with the Green Bay and Washington, playing his lone NFL game in 2004 with Washington.Diedrick was then acquired by Montreal, where he played from 2006-13, winning Grey Cups in 2009 and ’10.
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