Mike Rodden
Born	Michael James Rodden (1891-04-24)April 24, 1891 Mattawa,Ontario, Canada
Died	January 11, 1978(1978-01-11) (aged 86) Toronto
Occupations	sports journalist,National Hockey Leaguereferee, and football coach
Honours	Hockey Hall of Fame (1962) Canadian Football Hall of Fame (1964)

Michael James Rodden (April 24, 1891 – January 11, 1978) was a Canadian sports journalist,National Hockey Leaguereferee, andCanadian football coach, and was the first person elected to both theHockey Hall of Fame (1962) and theCanadian Football Hall of Fame (1964).

He was an older brother of ice hockey playerEddie Rodden.

Born inMattawa, Ontario, Rodden officiated in 1,187National Hockey League games.^[1] As a football coach, he led theHamilton Tigers toGrey Cup championships in1928 and1929. The Mike Rodden Arena and Community Centre in Mattawa is named in his honour.^[1]

Rodden's primary occupation was sports journalist.^[2] He started working at theToronto Globe (nowThe Globe and Mail) as a reporter in 1918, rising to sports editor ten years later. He worked at the Globe for 18 years before moving to theKingston Whig-Standard in 1936 when theGlobe merged withThe Mail and Empire. He remained sports editor there until 1958 and contributed a weekly column to the paper until a few weeks before his death in 1978 at age 86.

Rodden left his hometown at age 15 to attend theUniversity of Ottawa. He was a student atQueen's University from 1910 to 1913,^[2] earning 15 letters in rugby football and ice hockey over that period. He went on to play football forToronto Parkdale (1915) and theToronto Argonauts (1919–1920). He also coached both teams, and was head coach of the Tigers from 1927–1930 and in 1937.

In hockey, Rodden coachedDe La Salle College, a high school team, in the 1920–21 season. He coached theSt. Andrew's College juniors in 1921–22 and St. Mary's in 1923–24. In 1925, he coached theUniversity of Toronto Schools Rugby team to an undefeated season, winning the Canadian Interscholastic Championship. Rodden was coach of theToronto St. Pats until his contract was terminated in January 1927,^[3] just before the club was sold and became the Maple Leafs. He is credited with coaching two games by the NHL. At the same time, he was working as a referee for theOntario Hockey Association.

After he retired, Rodden wrote a 500-page book about his several careers.^[1] He also eventually became an honored NHL member referee.^[4]

• Biographical information and career statistics fromLegends of Hockey
• Canadian Football Hall of Fame Profile

• Anent Michael J:The Life and Times of Michael J. Rodden in Northern Ontario in His Own Words (1999) by Michael J. Rodden, Peter Handley.

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