Huck Welch

Huck Welch
Career information
Date of birth:	(1907-05-09)May 9, 1907
Place of birth:	Toronto, Ontario
Date of death:	May 15, 1979(1979-05-15) (aged 71)
Place of death:	Ancaster, Ontario
Position(s):	Running back Placekicker
Organizations
As player:
1928–1929 1931-1934 1935, 1937	Hamilton Tigers Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers Hamilton Tigers
Career highlights and awards
Awards:	1933 Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy
Honours:	Grey Cup Champion - 1928, 29, 31
Career stats
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1964

Hawley "Huck" Welch (December 12, 1907 in Toronto, Ontario – May 15, 1979 in Ancaster, Ontario) was a star football player in the Canadian Football League for eight seasons for the Hamilton Tigers and the Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1964 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.

References

Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy - MVP in the IRFU or CFL Eastern Conference (prior to 1973)

Before re-purposing in 1973 the trophy was awarded to the player who best exemplified skill, sportsmanship, and courage in the IRFU or the CFL East

Hamilton Tigers 16th Grey Cup Champions

Manager: Len Black Head coach: Mike Rodden Bert Gibb Brian Timmis Glen Small Johnny Baker Johnny Fitzpatrick Huck Welch Eddie Wright Ed Crawford Alfred "Cap" Fear Pep Leadlay Harold Elford Jack Murphy Ernie Cox Bruce Inksetter Alex Denman Fred Veale Jimmie Simpson Tommy Chapple Ken Walker Ray Boadway Gordon French W.R. Tope Jimmy Buels

Hamilton Tigers 17th Grey Cup Champions

President: Clint Wigle Manager: Len Black Head coach: Mike Rodden Alex Denman Bert Gibb Jack Murphy Timmy Languay Ernie Cox Gordon French Eddie Wright Fred Wright Jimmie Simpson Brian Timmis Huck Welch Alfred "Cap" Fear Pep Leadlay Ken Walker Elf Dagg Glen Small Ray Boadway Harold Elford S.Stevens ? Wright

Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers 19th Grey Cup Champions

Head Coach: Clay Foran Gord Perry William "Kenny" Grant Bernard Haynes Pilann Stevenson Tommy Burns Bert Adams Warren Stevens Gordie McCaig Henry Garbarino Wally Whitty Gerry Monty Hawley "Huck" Welch John McBrearty Ernie Hempey Len Hutton Charlie Stark Johnny "Pean" Bennett Edward Tellier George Pigeon Pete Jotkus