Warren Stevens (Canadian football)

In 1931, Stevens enrolled in McGill University as a graduate student in order to learn about ice hockey. He was asked by the school's football coach, Frank Shaughnessy to teach his players the forward pass, which was legalized in the Canadian game that year. Shaughnessy introduced him to Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers coach Clary Floran. Stevens won the Winged Wheelers quarterback job, led the team to an undefeated regular season and a 22–0 victory over the intercollegiate champion Western to play in the 19th Grey Cup. In that game, Stevens completed a touchdown pass to Kenny Grant – the first in Grey Cup history. Montreal won the game 22–0.^[6]

In 1932, Stevens was appointed director of athletics at the University of Toronto.^[7] He was the first full-time director of athletics at a Canadian university.^[8] He was head coach of the Toronto Varsity Blues football from 1932 to 1945, compiling a 44–26–2 and winning three Yates Cups (1932, 1933, and 1936).^[9] He also coached the Varsity Blues men's ice hockey team from 1933 to 1935 and the men's basketball team from 1935 to 1940.^[10][11] He retired in 1970 and moved to Australia to be closer to his daughter. He died on October 26, 1978 at his home in Melbourne.^[12]