He came to Edmonton in his 2005 and won his first Gray Cup that year.
Diedrick was then acquired by Montreal, where he played from 2006 to 2013, winning Gray Cups in 2009 and 2010.
He played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2013 before returning to the Alouettes for his final season in 2014.
During the 2014 season, Diedrick was diagnosed with hepatosplenic gamma delta T-cell lymphoma.
This is a rare but highly aggressive disease.
FILE – Nebraska’s Dahrran Diedrick, (30) carries as Utah State’s Derrek Shank (25) defends during an NCAA college football game in Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 7, 2002. Diedrick, the Canadian running back who starred at Nebraska and won three Grey Cup titles in a 10-year Canadian Football League career, died Saturday, June 24, 2023, after fighting cancer. He was 44. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
He retired at the end of the season and served as the strength coach for the Toronto Argonauts in 2017, winning his fourth Gray Cup ring that season.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with Darlan Diedrick’s friends, family, and former coaches and teammates during this difficult time,” CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie tweeted.
“Cancer tragically shortened my life by another point.
” Diedrick rushed for 872 yards and six touchdowns on 179 carries in 130 CFL regular season games.
“Dahlan was a very good friend in the locker room and we stayed in touch after his career,” said Eric Deslauriers, Montreal’s senior director of soccer operations.
“I remember when a very physical player had the ball, no one could take it from him.
