Hall of Fame
1955 Football team
Talent, hard work and great coaching combined to bring a championship to Guelph, as the 1955 Football team captured the OUAA, OQAA and Dominion Intermediate Intercollegiate titles. Under the direction of coaches, Jay Fry and Jack Cote, who have already been inducted into the Gryphon Hall of Fame as builders, this team excelled in all dimensions of the game. Following league play with 5 wins and 1 tie, the Gryphons defeated the Royal Military College 29-11 to claim the OQAA and Dominion titles. In 6 league games, they outscored their opponents 142-28. It was a great team effort - Hall of Fame athletes, Bill Weber and Harry Brightwell, along with Wildman Trophy winners, Bob Hart and Dave Francis, were instrumental while a solid front line, including Stu Brown, Graham Steele, Bob Billin, Stan MacLean and Hall of Fame athlete Bill Sproule made lots of room for a versatile set of backs including Wayne Gerrie, Jack Brethet and Bob Hart.
Team members include: Bob Black, Ron Bogart, Frank Brown, Harry Brightwell, Dunc Campbell, R. Carrow, John Curtis, Wayne Gerrie (co-captain), Ian Hamilton, Bob Hart, Fraser Kerr, Peter Lindley (manager), Stan MacLean, Ross Marra, Bill McKay, Dave Mitchell, Dave Murphy, Dick Roelofson, Don Simkin, Bill Sproule, Mac Taylor, Russ Thompson, Jim Townsend, Bill Weber, Charles Whitehead and B. Wilson. Coaches: Jay Fry and Jack Cote. Deceased team members include: Bob Allen, Bob Billin, Dave Boynton, Jack Brethet, Stu Brown, Dave Francis (co-captain), Philip Green, Christian Lantink, Tony Roman, Ray Skoropad, whose wife and son are with us this evening, Graham Steele and Edward Wladyka and former Director of Athletics, W.F. Mitchell.
Inducted September 19th, 2008: The 55 OA-VC Redmen Football Team
