Gary W. C. Williams
Canadian football player
Born: | 1936 Campbellford, Ontario, Canada |
---|---|
Career information | |
Position(s) | RB |
CJFL | Toronto Parkdale Lions |
Career history | |
As player | |
1957 1958 | Toronto Argonauts Calgary Stampeders |
Career highlights and awards | |
Awards | 1957 - Gruen Trophy |
Gary W. C. Williams is a former award-winning Canadian Football League player.
A graduate of the Toronto Parkdale Lions junior program, Williams played 13 games for the Toronto Argonauts in 1957. He rushed once for 2 yards, and caught 1 pass for a touchdown. It was his 72 punt returns for 424 yards (a 5.9 yards average) that won him the Gruen Trophy as the Eastern Conference (the Big Four) rookie of the year.[1] This was when the trophy was awarded only to Canadian players. He was cut during the 1958 training camp, playing only 1 year, and then played 1 game for the Calgary Stampeders in 1958.
References
- ^ Dick Shatto Captures Jeff Russel Trophy - The Montreal Gazette - Nov 8, 1957
- v
- t
- e
Gruen Trophy – Best Canadian Rookie in the Big Four or CFL Eastern Conference
- 1946: Brennan
- 1947: Greene
- 1948: English
- 1949: Loreno
- 1950: McDonald
- 1951: Bitkowski
- 1952: Fedosoff
- 1953: Dawson
- 1954: Howell
- 1955: Mularchyk
- 1956: Grant
- 1957: Williams
- 1958: Brewer
- 1959: Poirier
- 1960: Mitchell
- 1961: Berretta
- 1962: Tucker
- 1963: Black
- 1964: Irwin
- 1965: Evanshen
- 1966: Wadsworth
- 1967: Giardino
- 1968: Knechtel
- 1969: Phaneuf
- 1970: Corrigall
- 1971: Foley
- 1972: Richardson