by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
1950, Ralph W. Cooper amalgamated the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats, forming the modern-day “Tiger-Cats”. He was a member of the Tiger-Cats’ Board of Directors until 1972 and served on the club’s Board of Governors from 1973 to 1977. While with the...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
Frank Clair’s studious manner and football savvy earned him the nickname “The Professor”. During Clair’s lengthy coaching career in the CFL, the teams that he coached had 174 wins, 124 losses and 8 ties. They appeared in the Grey Cup 6 times and celebrated Grey Cup...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
Peter Connellan is one of the most successful coaches in history at the University of Calgary and in Canadian Interuniversity Sports. He had an overall regular season win-loss record of 70-32-2 and has never coached a team with a losing record. Connellan was interim...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
As a former star of the Montreal Alouettes and a competitor in four Grey Cup contests, Bruce Coulter had impeccable credentials to recommend him when he took the job as Athletic Director at Bishop’s University in 1961. For 29 years, Coulter was the guiding genius...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
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....
