Reverend Father Stanton
Canadian football coach and missionary (1880–1937)
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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]
PositionCoach
BornJuly 1, 1880
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 1, 1937 (aged 56)
1900s–1915University of Ottawa
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| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 1, 1880 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 1, 1937 (aged 56) |
| Career history | |
| 1900s–1915 | University of Ottawa |
| 1913 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
