Bernie Brennan

Bernie Brennan
Date of birth 1927
Place of birth Deseronto, Ontario
Career information
Position(s) HB
College St. Patrick’s High School (Ottawa)
Ontario Veterinarian College
Career history
As player
1946-47 Ottawa Rough Riders
1947-51 Ontario Veterinarian College
1951 Ottawa Rough Riders
Career highlights and awards
Awards 1946 - Gruen Trophy
Honors 1951 - Grey Cup Champion

Bernie Brennan is a former award winning and Grey Cup champion Canadian Football League player.

Coming straight out of St. Patrick’s High School and at the age of 19, Brennan joined the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1946 and won the very first Gruen Trophy for best rookie in the eastern Big Four. After one more season with the Riders he returned to school, studying veterinary medicine at Ontario Veterinarian College. He was a star with their football team, enshrined in the Guelph Gryphons Sports Hall of Fame in 1991. He then returned to the Rough Riders in 1951, helping them win a Grey Cup championship.

Brennan was also a skilled hockey player, playing for the 1947-48 Kemptville Royals, a championship senior men's hockey team in the St. Lawrence League and the Ottawa District Hockey Association,[1] and the Brockville Magedomas in 1951.[2]

After his playing days he became director of Rideau Carleton Raceway, where he was appointed track veterinarian. Dr. Brennan is a member of the Ontario Racing Commission. He has been elected into the North Grenville Sports Hall of Fame.[3][4]

Notes

  1. Smith, Ron (October 29, 2010). "A salute to sports greats". Recorder and Times. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  2. "Bernie Brennan". HockeyDB. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  3. Inaugural North Grenville Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Thursday by Dale Elliott, BNTV Brock News, 25 October 2010
  4. "Bernie Brennan". Inductee Page. North Grenville Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
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