Don Vicic, Former Lions Player, Turns 90
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•Oldest B.C. Lion celebrates his 90th birthday
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Don Vicic turned 90 on Jan. 3 , which probably makes him the oldest living former B.C. Lions player.
Vicic and his wife of 64 years , Ausma , live in a lovely home on the West Vancouver waterfront.
The son of a Slovenian immigrant who ran a grocery in Euclid , Ohio , Vicic became a football star at Ohio State , then came north to Canada in 1957 .
Vicic played both offence and defence in 1957 , but only played fullback the next three seasons .
He played in the Lions ’ first Grey Cup appearance in 1963 , but was cut the following year when he was switched back to fullback.
Vicic had a thriving off-season career selling ads for CKNW .
He read a book called Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill and changed his life.
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