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| Date of birth: 1909 | |
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Arnie Morrison, was a award winning and all-star Canadian football player, playing from 1933 to 1938 with the Ottawa Rough Riders .[1]
Morrison was a multi-sport star athlete, but was involved in a junior football brawl and riot when his Ottawa Rideaus played the St.Thomas Yellow Jackets in 1929.[2] He was served with a lifetime ban from football, but after winning Cummings Trophy for fair play in the Civil Service Hockey League, he was reinstated in 1931.[3] His first season with the Riders was 1933 and he would play in the Grey Cup in 1936, was an all-star in 1937, and was fully vindicated when he won the Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy for skill, sportsmanship, and courage in 1936.
He later served with the Canadian Army for 3 years, overseas, during World War II.[4] Morrison also coached the Carleton Ravens football team in 1948 and 1949.[5]
References[]
- ↑ Ottawa Rough Rider Player Database
- ↑ Arnie Morrison 1936 Winnner of Russell Trophy Ottawa Citizen, December 1, 1936
- ↑ Rideau Quarterback Wins Clean-play Hockey Trophy Montreal Gazette, Junuary 25, 1930
- ↑ Morrison Strong Soccer Fan Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, November 23, 1946
- ↑ Ravens Coaches