Bruce Mattingly

Bruce Mattingly
Career information
Date of birth	c. 1924
Position(s)	C
College	Sarnia Collegiate Institute and Technical School
Career history
As player
1946-55	Sarnia Imperials
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star	1950, 51, 53, 54, 55
Awards	1951 - Imperial Oil Trophy

Bruce Mattingly (born c. 1924) was an award winning and all-star centre in the Ontario Rugby Football Union, playing 10 years with the Sarnia Imperials.^[1]^[2]

A mainstay of the Sarnia offensive line, Mattingly was an all-star 5 times and won two ORFU championships. By far his best season was 1951, when he was an all-star, league champion, and to top it off, he won the Imperial Oil Trophy as MVP in the ORFU.^[3]

Though Mattingly was offered contracts by other teams,^[4] he stayed in Sarnia and played with his older brother Ray Mattingly and younger brother Don Mattingly.

References

↑ CFLAPEDIA entry : Bruce Mattingly
↑ http://www.profootballarchives.com/1946orfusar.html
↑ Mattingly Most Valuable Windsor Daily Star, February 18, 1952
↑ Rough Riders Seek Sarnia Grid Stars Windsor Daily Star, January 23, 1952

Imperial Oil Trophy - Most Valuable Player in the Ontario Rugby Football Union

1934: Norm Perry
1935: Hugh "Bummer" Stirling
1936: Syd Reynolds
1937: Ormond Beach
1938: John Ferraro
1939: Eddie Thompson
1940: Nick Paithouski
1941: Al Lenard
1942: Bill Stukus
1943: Bob Cosgrove
1944: Joe Krol
1945: Arnie McWatters
1946: Frank Gnup
1947: Bob Paffrath
1948: Frank Filchock
1949: Don "Sleepy" Knowles
1950: Carl Galbreath
1951: Bruce Mattingly
1952: John Pont
1953: Dick Gregory
1954: Bob Celeri
1955: Bob Celeri

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