Ross Craig
Born: | Peterborough, Ontario | July 1, 1884
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Died: | June 27, 1949 Hamilton, Ontario | (aged 64)
Career information | |
Position(s) | Running back |
Career history | |
As player | |
1911–1912 | Hamilton Alerts |
1913–1915, 1919–1920 | Hamilton Tigers |
Honours | 2× Grey Cup Champion - 1912 & 1913 |
Career stats | |
Ross B. Craig (July 1, 1884 – June 27, 1949) was a star football player in Canadian football in the early 20th century. He played for several intermediate teams before playing for the Hamilton Alerts for two years where he won a Grey Cup championship in 1912. The following season, he joined the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union's Hamilton Tigers where he won another Grey Cup in 1913. He would finish his career with the Tigers in 1920, after playing five seasons with Hamilton.
Craig was born in Peterborough, Ontario, and died in Hamilton, Ontario. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1964 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.
References[]
External links[]
- Ross Craig at Find a Grave
Categories:
- 1884 births
- 1949 deaths
- Players of Canadian football from Ontario
- Hamilton Tigers football players
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Ontario Rugby Football Union players
- Sportspeople from Peterborough, Ontario
- Canadian football running back stubs