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Samuel Berger (Canadian)
Samuel Berger (1900 - July 24, 1992) was a Canadian owner of the Canadian Football League's Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal Alouettes and president of the CFL.
He was President and Director of the Ottawa team, which won the Grey Cup Championship on four times. In 1969 he sold the Ottawa team and purchased the Montreal Alouettes. He helped the team win the Grey Cup in 1970, 1974 and 1977. He sold the team to Nelson Skalbania on March 6, 1981.
He was President of the CFL in 1964 and 1971 and helped to get the League's first television contract.
In 1986 he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In 1993 he was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
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