by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
The induction of James Alexander Coleman to the Football Reporters of Canada Hall of Fame surprised no one except the modest Mr. Coleman himself. Canada’s first syndicated sports columnist, his revealing articles appear in newspapers across Canada. He is a member of...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
In his career as a Montreal sports columnist – and more importantly during his many years as sports editor of Weekend Magazine, which is circulated nationally – he championed the cause of Canadian Football. He made a major contribution to the popularization of the...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
Annis Stukus – The Loquacious Lithuanian – enjoyed a career spanning five decades as a player, coach, administrator, journalist, and broadcaster. Emerging from the depression thirties, he quarterbacked the Argos, and then coached Edmonton Eskimos’ return to football...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
Henry Viney – “The Little Man with the Big Cigar” – was an Albertan sportscaster for more than fifty years. Champion of amateur sport, he covered six Olympics, work amateur hockey, bowling and basketball championships. He refereed world basketball and several Allen...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
John P. Metras was an Ontario Rugby Football Union All-Star centre at St. Michael’s College before beginning an illustrious coaching career in 1935. Over a 30 year period Metras, nicknamed “The Bull”, coached football squads to 106 wins, 76 losses and 11 ties. His...
