Russ Rebholz, the “Wisconsin Wraith”, was one of the first two imports to arrive in Canada from south of the border. He came to the St. John’s RugbyCclub as a player/coach, after having been an outstanding athlete at the University of Wisconsin. “Doss” Rebholz was a...
Norman Perry was a tremendous broken field runner and throughout his career was known as “The Galloping Ghost”. He was an all-star at every level of competition. During Perry’s eight years with the Imperials, the team won the ORFU Championship seven times and the...
After graduating from montreal high school, percival Molson attended McGill University where he participated in track, hockey, racquet sports, golf, cricket, billiards, aquatic sports, and football. After earning his degree, Molson continued his football career with...
Frank (Pep) Leadlay began his career at Central Collegiate in Hamilton, Ontario. Leadlay played one year of intermediate footbal then, after the first world war, played for the Hamilton Tigers’ senior squad. Leadley and teammate Harry Batstone were members of the...
Dr. Alexander Smirle Lawson was rated one of the hardest-plunging Backfielders in Canadian football. He was called “Big Train” and his hard play was largely responsible for University of Toronto’s Grey Cup victory in 1909. Lawson was the captain of the Toronto...
