Bob Isbister Jr.

Bob Isbister Jr.

Place of birth	Hamilton, Ontario
Career information
Position(s)	HB/P
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
College	University of Toronto
Career history
As player
1937–38	Toronto Argonauts
1939	Hamilton Tigers
1942–43	Halifax Navy
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star	1937, 1938, 1939
Honors	Grey Cup champion - 1937 & 1938

Bob Isbister Jr. was an all-star and Grey Cup champion Canadian football player, playing from 1937 to 1943.^[1] He was the son of Canadian football hall-of-famer Bob Isbister.

A graduate of the University of Toronto and a star with the Varsity Blues, Isbister joined the Toronto Argonauts for a brief but successful football career. Playing only 11 regular season games and 6 playoff games for the Boatmen, he won two Grey Cup championships and was twice an all-star.^[2] He was transferred by his employer to Hamilton in 1939, where he joined his father's team, the Hamilton Tigers, and was once again an all-star selection.^[3]

Isbister joined the RCN during World War Two and played two final seasons with the Halifax Navy squad.

References

1. CFLAPEDIA entry: Bob Isbister Jr.
2. 2011 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide and Record Book
3. Isbister to Hamilton Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, April 22, 1939