Brian Timmis
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Date of birth | December 5, 1899 |
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Place of birth | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
Place of death | Ottawa, Ontario |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Defensive tackle |
Career history | |
As player | |
1919 | Ottawa Seconds |
1920-1922 | Regina Roughriders |
1923 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
1924-1938 | Hamilton Tigers |
CFL East All-Star | 1932, 1934 |
Career stats | |
Brian Timmis (December 5, 1899 – August 22, 1971) was a star football player in the Canadian Football League for twenty seasons, mainly for the Hamilton Tigers and the Ottawa Rough Riders. Timmis's teams won three Grey Cups. He later coached the Hamilton Flying Wildcats, leading them to the 31st Grey Cup championship. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975. Brian Timmis Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario is named after him.
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Categories:
- 1899 births
- 1971 deaths
- Sportspeople from Winnipeg
- Players of Canadian football from Manitoba
- Saskatchewan Roughriders players
- Ottawa Rough Riders players
- Hamilton Tigers football players
- Grey Cup champions
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inductees
- Canadian football defensive lineman stubs