Reverend Father Stanton

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]

Reverend Father Stanton
Born:(1880-07-01)July 1, 1880
Buffalo, New York
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

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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