Huck Welch
| Date of birth | (1907-05-09)May 9, 1907 |
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| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Date of death | May 15, 1979(1979-05-15) (aged 71) |
| Place of death | Ancaster, Ontario |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Running back Placekicker |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1928–1929 | Hamilton Tigers |
| 1931–1934 | Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers |
| 1935, 1937 | Hamilton Tigers |
| Awards | 1933 Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy |
| Honours | Grey Cup Champion - 1928, 29, 31 |
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Hawley "Huck" Welch (December 12, 1907 in Toronto, Ontario – May 15, 1979 in Ancaster, Ontario) was a star football player in the Canadian Football League for eight seasons for the Hamilton Tigers and the Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1964 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.
References
- Canada's Sports Hall of Fame profile
External links
- Huck Welch at Find a Grave
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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
- 1928: Cox
- 1929: Wilson
- 1930: Turville
- 1931: Perry
- 1932: Denman
- 1933: Welch
- 1934: Box
- 1935: Eliowitz
- 1936: Morrison
- 1937: Morris
- 1938: Cutler
- 1939: Davies
- 1940: Tommy
- 1941: Golab
- 1942–44: no award – World War II
- 1945: Fraser
- 1946: Krol
- 1947: Wagner
- 1948: Chipper
- 1949: Copeland
- 1950: Loney
- 1951: Cummings
- 1952: Mazza
- 1953: Cunningham
- 1954: Etcheverry
- 1955: Stone
- 1956: Patterson
- 1957: Shatto
- 1958: Etcheverry
- 1959: Jackson
- 1960: Stewart
- 1961: Oliver
- 1962: Dixon
- 1963: Henley
- 1964: Shatto
- 1965: Faloney
- 1966: Gaines
- 1967: Stewart
- 1968: Fairholm
- 1969: Jackson
- 1970: Symons
- 1971: Profit
- 1972: Henley
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