Alex Denman
Canadian football player
| Date of birth | 1901 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
| Date of death | February 26, 1958(1958-02-26) (aged 56–57) |
| Place of death | Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Guard & Flying Wing |
| US college | Woodstock College |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1923–33 | Hamilton Tigers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1926, 28, 31, 32 |
| Awards | 1932 - Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy |
| Honours | 1928, 1929, 1932 - Grey Cup champion |
John Alexander Denman (1901 – February 26, 1958) was an award-winning, Grey Cup champion and all-star Canadian football player, playing from 1923 to 1933 with the Hamilton Tigers.[1]
A graduate of Woodstock College[2] Denman went on to have an all-star 11 year football career with the Tigers. Select 4 times as an all-star and the winner of 3 Grey Cups, his best season was 1932 when, in addition to his all-star, he won the Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy as outstanding player in the east.[3] Curiously, Denman was part of an inquiry by the Director of Dental Services for Ontario, and he reported having lost 3 teeth playing football.[4] He later worked as a district representative for a cigarette company, and died in Sudbury in 1958.[5][6]
References
- ^ Hamilton Tiger-Cat Alumni Association: Tigers Roster
- ^ Around and About - Calling Woodstock Alumni! by Tommy Shields Ottawa Citizen, October 22, 1947
- ^ Alec Denman to Retire - Holder of Jeff Russel Trophy Giving Up Football Montreal Gazette November 8, 1933
- ^ Rugby's Toll in Teeth Montreal Gazette November 1, 1933
- ^ "Ex-Grid Star Alex Denman Dies Suddenly". The Sault Star. February 27, 1958. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sault-star-obituary-for-denman-john/130975097/
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Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy – MVP in the IRFU or CFL Eastern Conference (prior to 1973)
Before re-purposing in 1973 the trophy was awarded to the player who best exemplified skill, sportsmanship, and courage in the IRFU or the CFL East
- 1928: Cox
- 1929: Wilson
- 1930: Turville
- 1931: Perry
- 1932: Denman
- 1933: Welch
- 1934: Box
- 1935: Eliowitz
- 1936: Morrison
- 1937: Morris
- 1938: Cutler
- 1939: Davies
- 1940: Tommy
- 1941: Golab
- 1942–44: no award – World War II
- 1945: Fraser
- 1946: Krol
- 1947: Wagner
- 1948: Chipper
- 1949: Copeland
- 1950: Loney
- 1951: Cummings
- 1952: Mazza
- 1953: Cunningham
- 1954: Etcheverry
- 1955: Stone
- 1956: Patterson
- 1957: Shatto
- 1958: Etcheverry
- 1959: Jackson
- 1960: Stewart
- 1961: Oliver
- 1962: Dixon
- 1963: Henley
- 1964: Shatto
- 1965: Faloney
- 1966: Gaines
- 1967: Stewart
- 1968: Fairholm
- 1969: Jackson
- 1970: Symons
- 1971: Profit
- 1972: Henley
