Billy Hughes | |
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 Hughes with the Montreal Stars ice hockey club. | |
| Born | Wilfred Perry Hughes 1888 Renfrew, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | August 28, 1955 (aged 66–67) |
| Occupation(s) | Football & ice hockey coach |
Wilfred Perry "Billy"Hughes (1888 – August 28, 1955) was a Canadianfootball andice hockey player and coach.
Hughes was born inRenfrew, Ontario in 1888 and played both football and ice hockey while a student atMcGill University inMontreal. He also played ice hockey with the Montreal Stars, champions of the 1914–15 Montreal Hockey League and holders of the 1915 Art Ross Trophy.[1]
He was a football coach for several teams:Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers (1919-1921 and 1928–1930),Hamilton Tigers (1932),Queen's University (1922–1926),Ottawa Rough Riders (1935–1936),Montreal Bulldogs (1940–1941), Lachine RCAF Station Flyers (1942–1943) andMontreal Hornets (1945).[2] As a coach Hughes won theGrey Cup with Queen's University three straight years in1922,1923 and1924. At Queen's University he also coached the Queen's University Golden Gaels ice hockey team in the CIAU. Hughes also won a Grey Cup as a coach of theHamilton Tigers in1932.
Hughes died atMontreal General Hospital on August 28, 1955.[3] He was admitted posthumously to theCanadian Football Hall of Fame in 1974.