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Canadian football player (1901–1958)

Alec Denman
Date of birth1901
Place of birthSault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Date of deathFebruary 26, 1958(1958-02-26) (aged 56–57)
Place of deathSudbury, Ontario, Canada
Career information
Position(s)Guard & Flying Wing
US collegeWoodstock College
Career history
As player
1923–33Hamilton Tigers
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1926, 28, 31, 32

John Alexander Denman (1901 – February 26, 1958) was a Grey Cup champion and all-star Canadian football player, playing from 1923 to 1933 with the Hamilton Tigers.

A graduate of Woodstock College 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. Denman was part of an inquiry by the Director of Dental Services for Ontario, and he reported having lost 3 teeth playing football. He later worked as a district representative for a cigarette company, and died in Sudbury in 1958.

References

  1. Hamilton Tiger-Cat Alumni Association: Tigers Roster
  2. Around and About - Calling Woodstock Alumni! by Tommy Shields Ottawa Citizen, October 22, 1947
  3. Alec Denman to Retire - Holder of Jeff Russel Trophy Giving Up Football Montreal Gazette November 8, 1933
  4. Rugby's Toll in Teeth Montreal Gazette November 1, 1933
  5. "Ex-Grid Star Alex Denman Dies Suddenly". The Sault Star. February 27, 1958. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  6. "Obituary for DENMAN John Alexander". The Sault Star. February 27, 1958. p. 2.
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
Hamilton Tigers 16th Grey Cup champions
Hamilton Tigers 17th Grey Cup champions
  • President: Clint Wigle
  • Manager: Len Black
  • Head coach: Mike Rodden
Hamilton Tigers 20th Grey Cup champions
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