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Pete Ohler

Peter Ohler (December 29, 1940 – June 7, 2021) was a Canadian football quarterback, coach, and art dealer working primarily with Canadian historic art.

He played five seasons with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. Ohler attended Vancouver College for high school, playing basketball and football. Upon graduating, he first enrolled at Wenatchee Community College before transferring to the University of Washington. Ohler was also a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He was a member of the BC Lions team that won the 52nd Grey Cup.

Following a successful run with the Washington Huskies while at the University of Washington, where he studied English with a focus on poetry, Ohler joined the BC Lions in 1963.

Ohler was picked in an equalization draft by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1964 but retired.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers traded Ohler to the BC Lions for Wayne Dennis and Ray Osbourne on October 1, 1964. The Lions advanced to the 52nd Grey Cup where they beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 34-24 on November 28, 1964. Ohler threw a touchdown pass in the game after recovering a botched field goal attempt.

Ohler did not play in 1965 and 1966 but signed with the Lions on May 5, 1967. He played with the Lions till 1969.

In his later life, Ohler had memory loss and migraines as a result of concussions suffered in his football career.

In the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, Peter Ohler gave his time as a coach of the Vancouver College Fighting Irish, and later the UBC Thunderbird quarterbacks.

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