jerrym
06-06-2018, 08:50 PM
CFL Hall of Famer Bruce Coulter, who won a Grey Cup with the Als in 1949 as a DB and backup QB and who, at his retirement was the winningest coach in CIS history at 137-80-2 with McGill and Bishop's, has died at age 90. He also played for Toronto Balmy Beach.
Coulter, a Toronto native, graduated from the University of Toronto and played senior football for the Balmy Beach club before joining the Alouettes.
He never missed a game in 10 seasons as a defensive back and backup quarterback for Montreal. Coulter, who played in consecutive Grey Cup games from 1954-56, was named to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1997.
Coulter began his coaching career at McGill in 1958 and led the Redmen to the Yates Cup league title and Churchill Bowl national championship in 1960.
But Coulter’s name is mostly linked to Bishop’s, where he became head coach and director of athletics in 1962 and went on to serve 29 seasons before stepping down as coach after the 1987 season.
At the time, he held the all-time wins record for a coach in Canadian university football with a 137-80-2 record. He stayed on as athletic director until 1990.
Coulter won the Frank Tindall Trophy as coach of the year in 1986. ...
The Bishop’s football stadium was renamed Coulter Field in 1991. In 1995, the Bruce Coulter Award was established to be presented to one of the outstanding players in the Vanier Cup.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/article-former-cfl-player-and-university-coach-bruce-coulter-dies-at-90/
Coulter, a Toronto native, graduated from the University of Toronto and played senior football for the Balmy Beach club before joining the Alouettes.
He never missed a game in 10 seasons as a defensive back and backup quarterback for Montreal. Coulter, who played in consecutive Grey Cup games from 1954-56, was named to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1997.
Coulter began his coaching career at McGill in 1958 and led the Redmen to the Yates Cup league title and Churchill Bowl national championship in 1960.
But Coulter’s name is mostly linked to Bishop’s, where he became head coach and director of athletics in 1962 and went on to serve 29 seasons before stepping down as coach after the 1987 season.
At the time, he held the all-time wins record for a coach in Canadian university football with a 137-80-2 record. He stayed on as athletic director until 1990.
Coulter won the Frank Tindall Trophy as coach of the year in 1986. ...
The Bishop’s football stadium was renamed Coulter Field in 1991. In 1995, the Bruce Coulter Award was established to be presented to one of the outstanding players in the Vanier Cup.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/article-former-cfl-player-and-university-coach-bruce-coulter-dies-at-90/