Ross Binkley

Born:	(1883-12-03)December 3, 1883 Dundas, Ontario
Died:	April 23, 1915(1915-04-23) (aged 31) France †
Career information
Position(s)	Punter,Placekicker
Weight	188 lb (85 kg)
Career history
As coach
1913	Toronto Argonauts
As player
1907–1909	Dundas Rugby Team
1910–1913/1914	Toronto Argonauts
As General Manager
1911/1912–1913	Toronto Argonauts

James Ross Binkley (December 3, 1883 – April 23, 1915) was aCanadian football player, coach, and manager who was the head coach of theToronto Argonauts in 1913. He was their team captain from 1910 to 1913.

Ross Binkley was born on December 3, 1883, inDundas, Ontario.

He started his career with the Dundas Rugby Team in 1907.^[1] He was team captain as they won the Intermediate Dominion Championship in 1907.

In 1910 he became the team captain for theToronto Argonauts.^[2][3] He was their general manager in the next few years and their coach in 1913. He stopped after 1914.

Binkley waskilled in action on April 23, 1915, at the age of 31 inFrance.^[4] He was reportedly "blown to pieces" while operating a machine gun.^[5]

• "Ross Binkley Dead".The Ottawa Citizen. May 10, 1915. RetrievedMarch 13, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
• "OTTAWA LEADS IN BIG FOUR— ARGOS WIN OVER MONTREAL".The Victoria Daily Times. October 22, 1912. RetrievedMarch 13, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
• "COMBINES OUTPLAYED HUSKY ARGOS AND DOWNED THEM 18 TO 11 SATURDAY; BINKLEY'S KICKING SAVED BAD DEFEAT".The Ottawa Journal. November 3, 1913. RetrievedMarch 13, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
• "ROSS BINKLEY'S GOOD RECORD IN BIG FOUR".The Ottawa Citizen. May 12, 1915. RetrievedMarch 13, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
• ""BIG FOUR" CLUBS AT HALF WAY MARK OTTAWAS WILL HAVE GRIP ON TITLE IF THEY DOWN ARGONAUTS TODAY".The Ottawa Citizen. October 18, 1913. RetrievedMarch 13, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
• "ROSS BINKLEY TO STAY".The Ottawa Citizen. May 9, 1914. RetrievedMarch 13, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.
• "ARGONAUTS STILL IN "BIG FOUR" RUNNING. Vanquished Montreal 13 to 8. Smirle Lawson and Ross Binkley Were Stars".The Ottawa Citizen. October 21, 1912. RetrievedMarch 13, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com.

• 1883 births
• 1915 deaths
• Toronto Argonauts coaches
• Toronto Argonauts players
• Players of Canadian football from Ontario
• People from Dundas, Ontario
• Canadian football people from Hamilton, Ontario
• Canadian Expeditionary Force soldiers
• Canadian military personnel killed in World War I
• Canadian military personnel from Ontario
• Canadian Army soldiers