Born David Mark Fleiszer on Nov. 24, 1947 in Montreal, he graduated from McGill with a bachelor of science in 1969, a medical degree in 1973 and a masters degree in science in 1979.
A 6-foot-1, 180-pound fullback, he also played stints at inside linebacker and cornerback over five seasons with football Redmen from 1966 to 1970.
Fleiszer became the first McGill player to win the Hec Crighton trophy in 1969 as the most outstanding player in the nation. That season, he won his second consecutive conference rushing title en route to helped McGill win the Yates Cup as champions of the Ontario-Quebec conference. He scored two touchdowns in the 1969 Vanier Cup game, a 24-15 loss to Manitoba.
Fleiszer won the Forbes trophy in 1969-70 as the athlete who brought most credit to McGill. He was a two-time recipient of the Students' Society trophy as team MVP in 1968 and 1969. He also won the team's Lois Obeck trophy as the most improved player in 1968.
He still holds the McGill single-game rushing record with a 298-yard effort on 30 carries while scoring three TDs in 48-8 win versus Waterloo on Nov. 9, 1968.
That year, Fleiszer set a McGill and OQAA single-season rushing record that still stands with 925 yards in seven games.
He won the OQAA scoring title in 1969 with 10 TDs in seven games. He scored 21 touchdowns over his McGill career, and held the team's all-time rushing record for 20 years with 2,177 yards on 373 carries, for 5.8 average until broken by Michael Soles in 1989 and then by Shawn Linden in 1998.
Currently a resident of Westmount, he is a prominent surgeon at the Montreal General Hospital.
Honours
Forbes Trophy (1969-70)
Won the Forbes Trophy in 1969-70 as McGill’s Male Athlete of the Year.
Team MVP (1969-70)
Students' Society Trophy
CIS Player of the Year (1969-70)
- became the first McGill football player to win the Hec Crighton trophy as CIS player of the year
Team MVP (1968-69)
Students' Society Trophy
