Ormond Beach (Canadian football)

Ormond Beach
Profile
PositionsFlying wing, linebacker
Personal information
Born(1910-10-23)October 23, 1910
Pawhuska, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedSeptember 21, 1938(1938-09-21) (aged 27)
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Career information
CollegeUniversity of Kansas
Career history
1934–1937Sarnia Imperials
Awards and highlights

Ormond Beach (October 23, 1910 – September 9, 1938) was an American star football player in the Ontario Rugby Football Union for four seasons for the Sarnia Imperials. Beach, who led the Imperials to Grey Cup victories in 1934 and 1936, died aged 27 in an industrial accident. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Historical Dictionary of Football
  2. ^ "Hall of Fame Player". cfhof.ca. Retrieved January 13, 2017.