Former Montreal Alouettes running back Dahrran Diedrick, a two-time Gray Cup winner with the team in 2009 and 2010, has died aged just 44.
The Alouettes organization issued a press release to commemorate the man who died from a rare form of cancer. The Alouettes are obviously saddened by the departure of Diedrick, who wore the Montreal club’s colors from 2006 to 2013 and then again in 2014 after a brief stint with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
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“I won two championships with Dahrran and he was a very important part of our team,” said former quarterback Anthony Calvillo, now the Alouettes’ offensive coordinator, who played with Diedrick for eight seasons. He was always in a good mood and got along with everyone in our dressing room. He is leaving us far too young, I send my best thoughts to his loved ones.
Before playing for the Alouettes, Diedrick won the first of his Gray Cups during his 2005 rookie season with the Eskimos in Edmonton.