MONTGOMERY, Ala.| Former Alabama State football standout Terry Greer, the first player to earn Super Bowl and Grey Cup rings, was selected for induction into the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame.
Greer played at Alabama State from 1976 to 1979, helping the Hornets to a 26-14-1 record.
He was a 1980 draftee of the NFL's Los Angeles Rams, but began his pro career that year in Toronto. The former Alabama State star surpassed the 1,000-yard mark from 1982-85 and in 1983 became pro football's first 2,000-yard receiver. That year he finished with 113 catches for 2,003 yards, averaging 17.7 yards per catch and caught eight touchdowns. Edmonton quarterback Warren Moon was the CFL's most outstanding player that year, but Greer capped his record-setting season with the Grey Cup title.
That year ended a dubious 31-year championship drought by Toronto with the 18-17 victory over the B.C. Lions in the championship game.
Greer left Toronto following the 1985 season for the NFL, playing with Cleveland (1986), San Francisco (1987-89) and Detroit (1990). He earned two Super Bowl rings with the 49ers – becoming the first player to achieve the championship honors in the CFL and NFL. He finished with 38 catches for 640 yards (18.2-yard average) with four touchdowns over 50 career games in the NFL.
Greer will be inducted with the other members of the class – players Jon Cornish, Mervyn Fernandez, Ernie Pitts, David Williams, coach Frank Smith and CFL executive Jim Hopson – on August 9 in Hamilton, Ontario.
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