Brian Towriss
| Born: | May 24, 1956 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
|---|---|
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | HC |
| College | Saskatchewan |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1980–1983 | Saskatchewan Huskies (AC) |
| 1984–2016 | Saskatchewan Huskies (HC) |
| Awards | 1994 CIS Coach of the Year |
| Honours | 3× Vanier Cup champion – (1990, 1996, 1998) |
| Career stats | |
Brian Towriss (born May 24, 1956)[1] is the former head coach for the University of Saskatchewan's football team, the Saskatchewan Huskies.[2] Towriss became Saskatchewan's head coach in 1984 and became CIS football's winningest head coach in 2011, surpassing Larry Haylor with his 170th overall win. He resigned as head coach on December 19, 2016 with a U Sports football record 196 wins and 315 games coached.[3] He also holds the record for most appearances as a head coach in the Vanier Cup with nine, having won three of those in 1990, 1996, 1998. Collegiately, he also played CIS football for the Saskatchewan Huskies. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2017 as a builder.[4]
References[]
- ^ http://huskies.usask.ca/Home_Left/mens_sports/football/FBMediaGuide.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived Document". Archived from the original on 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
- ^ Brian Towriss resigns as Huskies football head coach
- ^ "Canadian Football Hall of Fame Class of 2017 features All-Time Leaders, Big-Time Builders". cfhof.ca. March 23, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
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Categories:
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Canadian football defensive linemen
- Saskatchewan Huskies football coaches
- Saskatchewan Huskies football players
- Sportspeople from Moose Jaw
- Players of Canadian football from Saskatchewan
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees