Willie Pless is the all-time leader in defensive tackles, an 11-time CFL All-Star, 9 time Western All-Star, 5 time winner of the Norm Fieldgate Trophy as Most Valuable Defensive Player - Western Division, and holds a record for winning the CFL's “Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award” five times. Pless was signed as a free agent by the Toronto Argonauts in 1986 and was traded to the BC Lions in 1990. He signed as a free agent with Edmonton in 1991 where he stayed until 1999, having many of his most memorable seasons with the Eskimos.