Gino Fracas
| Date of birth | April 28, 1930 |
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| Place of birth | Edmonton Eskimos |
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Gino Fracas (April 28, 1930 – October 29, 2009) was a professional
CIS football coach. He was professor of Human Kinetics at the University of Windsor
from 1967 to 1995.
Early years
Fracas was born in
Fracas was a running back and linebacker at the University of Western Ontario and played on the Mustangs Yates Cup championships teams in 1952 and 1953.[4]
Professional career
Fracas was drafted
Edmonton Eskimos from 1955 to 1962 and was team captain. He won two Grey Cups in 1955 and 1956 with the Eskimos.[5]
Coaching career
After his playing career, Fracas became a university football coach. He coached the
Alberta Golden Bears from 1963 to 1967 and lead them to National and Conference Championships in his final year. From 1968 to 1986 he coached the Windsor Lancers. He founded the football program in Windsor and lead the Lancers to CCIFC championship in 1969 and OUAA Championship in 1975.[5]
Honours and awards
University of Windsor's Coach of the Year Award and CIS Football Volunteer Coach of the Year were named in his honour. In 2011 he was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
Death
Fracas died in 2009 at age 79 in London, Ontario.[5]
References
- ^ "1987 University of Windsor Alumni Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Gino Fracas". University of Windsor. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
- ^ "Gino Fracas: Recipient of Sport Fest Windsor's 2006 "Sportsman of the Year" Award" (PDF). Sport Fest Windsor. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
- ^ Parker, Jim. "Windsor sporting legend Gino Fracas dies following surgery in London". The Windsor Star. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
- ^ "Waterloo Region News - Latest Daily Breaking News Stories".
- ^ a b c "Legendary Lancer Coach Gino Fracas passes away".
Further reading
- Western inducts third class of football greats
- Kubish, Shelagh (2007). "A Golden Opportunity". New Trail (Autumn 2007). Edmonton: University of Alberta.