Reverend Father Stanton
Born:(1880-07-01)July 1, 1880
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Died:January 1, 1937(1937-01-01) (aged 56)
Career information
Position(s)Coach
Career history
As coach
1900s–1915University of Ottawa
1913Ottawa Rough Riders

Reverend Father William J. Stanton (July 1, 1880 – January 1, 1937) was a Canadian football coach and missionary. He was the head coach of multiple of the Ottawa Gee-Gees teams from the 1900s to 1915 and the head coach of the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1913.[1][2] He was considered to be one of the greatest Canadian rugby coaches.[3] He retired from coaching in 1915 to become a missionary.[4] Canadian Football Hall of Famer Mike Rodden described him as "The Knute Rockne of his time".[5] He died on January 1, 1937, in a car accident.[6][7] He was inducted into the Ottawa Gee-Gees Hall of Fame in 1973.[8]

References

  1. ^ "BEST TEAM IN CANADA SAYS FATHER STANTON". The Ottawa Citizen. November 21, 1912. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "A SENSATION IN FOOTBALL WORLD LOCAL CLUBS HAVE AMALGAMATED REV. FATHER STANTON TO COACH TEAM". The Ottawa Citizen. August 30, 1913. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "STILL INTERESTED. Once Canada's Greatest Rugby Coach". The Calgary Herald. October 23, 1931. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Clipped From The Leader-Post". The Leader-Post. 1915-06-19. p. 6. Retrieved 2021-03-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "REV. W. J. STANTON KILLED IN ACCIDENT". The Gazette. January 2, 1937. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "A Great Missionary". The Tablet. January 9, 1937. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "FR. STANTON, O.M.I. DIES IN ACCIDENT". The Tablet. January 9, 1937. Retrieved March 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "uOttawa Gee-Gees | Garnet and Grey". uOttawa Gee-Gees | Garnet and Grey. Retrieved 2021-04-01.

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