Arnie Morrison
| Date of birth: | 1909 |
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Career information | |
| Position(s): | Quarterback |
| College: | none |
Organizations | |
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| 1933–38 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star: | 1937 |
| Awards: | 1936 Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy |
Arnie Morrison, was an 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 Winner of Russell Trophy Ottawa Citizen, December 1, 1936
- ↑ Rideau Quarterback Wins Clean-play Hockey Trophy Montreal Gazette, January 25, 1930
- ↑ Morrison Strong Soccer Fan Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, November 23, 1946
- ↑ Ravens Coaches
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