Lew Hayman arrived in Canada in 1932 and within a few months assumed the position of coach of the Argonauts. Hayman coached his first Grey Cup winning team in 1933, when he was only 25 years old. He stressed a “hot potato” style of offence which was entertaining to...
T.L. (Tom) Brook moved to Calgary in 1941 and made an almost immediate contribution to the football scene. During the post-war period when football was struggling, Brook re-organized the Calgary Stampeders. In 1948 he hired Les Lear to coach the squad and recruit new...
When Lew Hayman and Leo Dandurand were rebuilding the Montreal franchise, Herb Trawick was one of the first imports selected for the new “Alouettes”. He played magnificently for 12 seasons and was an outstanding citizen who was known for his work with charitable...
Dick Shatto came to Canada after attending the University of Kentucky where he was a football and track star. During his stellar career Shatto played fullback, halfback, slotback, and flanker. He established 15 Argonaut club records and over 12 seasons he scored 542...
Ken Ploen was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL, but decided to come to Canada and play for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. In 1957, Ploen played in both the Rose Bowl game and the Grey Cup game. Ploen was an excellent defensive back as well as quarterback....
