Huck Welch

Huck Welch
Career information
Date of birth	(1907-05-09)May 9, 1907
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of death	May 15, 1979(1979-05-15) (aged 71)
Place of death	Ancaster, Ontario
Position(s)	Running back Placekicker
Career history
As player
1928–1929	Hamilton Tigers
1931-1934	Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
1935, 1937	Hamilton Tigers
Awards	1933 Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy
Honours	Grey Cup Champion - 1928, 29, 31
Career stats
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1964

Hawley "Huck" Welch (December 12, 1907 in Toronto, Ontario – May 15, 1979 in Ancaster, Ontario) was a star football player in the Canadian Football League for eight seasons for the Hamilton Tigers and the Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1964 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.

References

Canada's Sports Hall of Fame profile

External links

Huck Welch at Find a Grave

Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy - MVP in the IRFU or CFL Eastern Conference (prior to 1973)

Before re-purposing in 1973 the trophy was awarded to the player who best exemplified skill, sportsmanship, and courage in the IRFU or the CFL East

1928: Ernie Cox
1929: D. "Red" Wilson
1930: Frank Turville
1931: Gordie Perry
1932: Alex Denman
1933: Huck Welch
1934: Ab Box
1935: Abe Eliowitz
1936: Arnie Morrison
1937: Teddy Morris
1938: Wes Cutler
1939: Bill Davies
1940: Andy Tommy
1941: Tony Golab
1942-44: no award - World War II
1945: George Fraser
1946: Joe Krol
1947: Virgil Wagner
1948: Eric Chipper
1949: Royal Copeland
1950: Don Loney
1951: Bruce Cummings
1952: Vince Mazza
1953: Bob Cunningham
1954: Sam Etcheverry
1955: Avatus Stone
1956: Hal Patterson
1957: Dick Shatto
1958: Sam Etcheverry (2×)
1959: Russ Jackson
1960: Ron Stewart
1961: Bobby Jack Oliver
1962: George Dixon
1963: Garney Henley
1964: Dick Shatto (2×)
1965: Bernie Faloney
1966: Gene Gaines
1967: Ron Stewart (2×)
1968: Larry Fairholm
1969: Russ Jackson (2×)
1970: Bill Symons
1971: Mel Profit
1972: Garney Henley (2×)

Hamilton Tigers 16th Grey Cup Champions

Manager: Len Black Head coach: Mike Rodden Bert Gibb Brian Timmis Glen Small Johnny Baker Johnny Fitzpatrick Huck Welch Eddie Wright Ed Crawford Alfred "Cap" Fear Pep Leadlay Harold Elford Jack Murphy Ernie Cox Bruce Inksetter Alex Denman Fred Veale Jimmie Simpson Tommy Chapple Ken Walker Ray Boadway Gordon French W.R. Tope Jimmy Buels

Hamilton Tigers 17th Grey Cup Champions

President: Clint Wigle Manager: Len Black Head coach: Mike Rodden Alex Denman Bert Gibb Jack Murphy Timmy Languay Ernie Cox Gordon French Eddie Wright Fred Wright Jimmie Simpson Brian Timmis Huck Welch Alfred "Cap" Fear Pep Leadlay Ken Walker Elf Dagg Glen Small Ray Boadway Harold Elford S.Stevens ? Wright

Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers 19th Grey Cup Champions

Head Coach: Clay Foran Gord Perry William "Kenny" Grant Bernard Haynes Pilann Stevenson Tommy Burns Bert Adams Warren Stevens Gordie McCaig Henry Garbarino Wally Whitty Gerry Monty Hawley "Huck" Welch John McBrearty Ernie Hempey Len Hutton Charlie Stark Johnny "Pean" Bennett Edward Tellier George Pigeon Pete Jotkus

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