Annis Stukus
Edmonton Eskimos | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
|---|---|
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| CFL All-Star | 1943 |
| Honours | Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1991) |
| Career stats | |
Annis Paul Stukus (October 25, 1914 – May 20, 2006) was a Canadian football player, coach and general manager, and ice hockey general manager.
Stukus was born in Toronto. He played for the Toronto Argonauts from 1935 to 1941, leading the team to Grey Cup victories in 1937 and 1938 (playing 45 regular season and 14 playoff games).[1] He then played for the Oakwood Indians (1942), Balmy Beach (1943), HMCS York Bulldogs (1944) and the Toronto Indians (1945, 1946), all Toronto-based teams.
Stukus was a consultant to the Toronto Huskies basketball team in its one season of operations in 1946–47.
In 1949, he helped organize the
In 1967, he was general manager of the
The
Annis was one of the famed Stukus brothers. Both Bill Stukus and Frank Stukus were Grey Cup champions. Indeed, while with the Argonauts all three played in the backfield at the same time, and won the Grey Cup together in 1938.[3]
He died at his home in Canmore, Alberta, at age 91.
References
- ^ 2008 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide
- ^ Little, Lyndon (June 10, 2006). "The Loquacious Lithuanian". CFL / Vancouver Sun.
- ^ Home of the Game - 1938 "Seeing Red" by Garth Woolsey, Toronto Star, November 22, 2007