Bill Stukus
Born: | Edmonton Eskimos | May 15, 1916
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Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 1945 |
Awards | Imperial Oil Trophy (1942) |
Honours | 4× Grey Cup champion (1937, 1938, 1942, 1947) |
William Stukus (May 15, 1916 – June 19, 2003) was a Canadian football quarterback.
Stukus started with the
Edmonton Eskimos.[4]
While serving in the
RCAF during the war, he also had the good fortune to play in the famed Tea Bowl, where the Canadian Army football team defeated the American Army team 16–6 at White City Stadium on February 13, 1944 in London, England.[5]
Bill was one of the famed Stukus brothers. Bill and his brothers Annis and Frank played together in the offensive backfield of the 1938 Grey Cup champion Argonaut team.[6]
References
- ^ "Births, Deaths, In Memoriam". Toronto Star. July 5, 2003. p. B7.
- ^ CFL Veterans Archived 2009-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2008 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide
- ^ PLAYER #69 - BILL STUKUS (1936-41, 47)
- ^ "The coffee & tea bowls: football classics: Canada vs. the United States in wartime London as Spitfires fly cover. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ "Home of The Game". thestar.com. 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2021-06-08.