by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
Jim Kearney was a legendary sportswriter. His career began straight out of High School, when he began writing for the Victoria Times. In 1943, Kearney moved to the Vancouver Sun as a sports columnist where he would remain for the majority of his career. He wrote five...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
For almost 30 years, Al McCann served as the Sports Director of CFRN Radio and TV in Edmonton. His distinguished career in broadcast sports began in 1959 when he became Sports Director at CJLJ in Lethbridge, Alberta. In 1963, McCann headed to Edmonton where he went...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
Samuel Berger was a fan of Ottawa football beginning in 1920, and went on to make a major contribution to the franchise. Berger was a director and club lawyer almost every year, and served three three-year terms as president. Under Berger’s guidance, the club went to...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
Whit Tucker was all-city in football and basketball and received the Royal Arcanum trophy as Windsor’s outstanding high school athlete in 1959. At the University of Western, Tucker was named a Senior Intercolligate All-Star halfback and a Western Most Valuable Player...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
erm (Ham Hands) Harrison started out as a linebacker, but when quarterback Eagle Day noticed he had good hands, he had him moved to tight end. In 1969 and 1970, Harrison led the Western Conference in pass receptions, with 68 and 70 respectively, and tied for the lead...
