PLAYING CAREER
EDMONTON ESKIMOS     1974-1983

AWARDS AND HONOURS
ALL-WESTERN DEFENSIVE TACKLE 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
ALL-CANADIAN DEFENSIVE TACKLE 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
SCHENLEY MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER AWARD 1978
SCHENLEY MOST OUTSTANDING CANADIAN AWARD 1979

GREY CUP PARTICIPATION 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
GREY CUP WINNING TEAMS 1975,1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982

DAVID FENNELL WAS AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMER RIGHT FROM HIS ROOKIE SEASON. NICKNAMED "DOCTOR DEATH", FENNELL ANCHORED THE EDMONTON DEFENSIVE LINE KNOWN AS "ALBERTA CRUDE".

BY 1977 OPPONENTS WERE DOUBLE-TEAMING FENNELL IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP HIM OUT OF THEIR BACKFIELD. HE WAS A POWERFUL PART OF THE ESKIMO DYNASTY IN THE 1970S AND 1980S. HE WAS EDMONTON’S NOMINEE FOR THE MOST OUTSTANDING CANADIAN AWARD FIVE TIMES AND THE MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER AWARD TWICE. HE PLAYED IN SEVEN GREY CUP GAMES.

DAVID FENNELL IS A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA HALL OF FAME, THE ALBERTA SPORTS HALL OF FAME, THE EDMONTON SPORTS HALL OF FAME,  AND THE EDMONTON ESKIMO WALL OF HONOUR.  

INDUCTED 1990 - PLAYER

Class of 1990 Jim Corrigall, Eagle Keys, Marv Luster, Ken Preston