Doug Specht [SEP] member of sports team
Doug Specht
Doug Specht (born February 7, 1942) was a Canadian football player who played for the Ottawa Rough Riders. He won the Grey Cup in 1968 and 1969. Specht was voted Eastern Conference All-Star in 1966. He previously played college football at Brigham Young University on a football scholarship. In 2006, Specht was inducted into the Windsor-Essex County Sports Hall of Fame. He has remained an Ottawa resident since his playing career and is a long time respected Bailiff in the region.
Specht
Specht is a German surname meaning "woodpecker". Notable people with the surname include:
- August Specht (1849–1923), German natural history painter
- Bobby Specht (1921–1999), U.S. figure skater
- Doug Specht (born 1942), Canadian footballer
- Eckehard Specht (born 1953), German chemical engineering professor and thermodynamics expert
- Günther Specht (1914–1945), German fighter ace in the Luftwaffe during World War II
- Harald Specht (born 1951), German scientist and author