Hector (Hec) Crighton coached young high school players for almost 25 years before and after the second world war. While he was a wing commander with the RCAF, Crighton coordinated physical training and arranged all sports programmes for personnel for 11 years....
After an all-star high school career, Roger Nelson was recruited by Frank “Pop” Ivy for the Okklahoma University Football Squad. Nelson was All-Conference in the Big Seven and was co-captain in his final year. In 1954 Ivy, who was now coaching the Edmonton Eskimos,...
Don Luzzi, an all-star at Villanova University, was an outstanding lineman right from his rookie year. In 1958 he was selected to the All-Star Team at both the offensive and defensive tackle positions. Luzzi’s value to the squad was evident when his return from an...
John Helton played 219 games over a 14-year period, and was an All-Star almost every season. Helton was his team’s nominee for the Outstanding Lineman award twice, the Outstanding Defensive Player award six times, and the Most Outstanding Player award twice. John...
