Hugh Gall

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Hugh Gall
Date of birth: ca 1888
Date of death: May 19, 1938 (aged 49)
Career information
Position(s): HB/P
College: University of Toronto
Organizations
 As administrator:

1920-1921		 Secretary of Canadian Rugby Union
President of Canadian Rugby Union
 As coach:
1914 University of Toronto Varsity Blues
 As player:
1907-1910
1913		 University of Toronto Varsity Blues
Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club
Career highlights and Awards
Records: 1909: Most singles in a Grey Cup game (8)
Canadian Football Hall of Fame

Hugh Gall (c. 1888 - May 19, 1938) was a Canadian football player considered to be one of the best runners and punters of his era.[1]

After playing half-back in Toronto for Parkdale Collegiate, Gall joined the University of Toronto varsity team in 1907 and played there for four seasons. He led the team to Grey Cup victories in 1909 and 1910, becoming the first team to win the new trophy presented to the Canadian Rugby Union champions. Gall set a record for most singles (single point kicks, also known as rouges) in a Grey Cup game with eight in 1909, a record that still stands.[2] He was team captain for the 1910 season.[3]

Gall also played in the Ontario Hockey Association for the Parkdale Canoe Club hockey team. In addition, he competed in several track meets in the Toronto area.

Gall was elected vice-commodore of the Parkdale Canoe Club in 1911 and then became a football referee. He returned to action in 1913, playing for the Parkdale team that lost in the Grey Cup final. Gall coached U of T to the intercollegiate championship in 1914 and graduated in 1915 with a degree in mechanical engineering.

He would go on to become secretary of the Canadian Rugby Union (now Football Canada) in 1914, and served a one-year term as president of the organization in 1920-1921. He died in Toronto at age 49 from pneumonia.

Gall was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975[4], and the U of T Sports Hall of Fame in 1989.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hugh Gall. Hall of Famers. Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
  2. ^ Single Game Records. Grey Cup Almanac. CBC Sports (2006-11-01). Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
  3. ^ Hugh Gall's Hall of Fame Bio. U of T Sports Hall of Fame List. University of Toronto Faculty of Physical Education and Health. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
  4. ^ Hugh Gall. Honoured Members. Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.