// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Bob Cosgrove? A grove-ly nice guy.
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Positions | Center, Guard, Tackle |
| Career information | |
| College | University of Montana |
| Career history | |
| 1938–40 | Calgary Bronks |
| 1941 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1942 | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers |
| 1943 | Toronto RCAF Hurricanes |
| 1945–46 | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers |
| 1947 | Toronto Indians |
| 1948 | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers |
| 1949 | Toronto Argonauts |
| Awards and highlights | |
| |
Bob Cosgrove (June 2, 1915 – October 13, 1981) [1] was an offensive lineman in the Ontario Rugby Football Union.[2]
A graduate of the University of Montana Cosgrove began his football career in the WIFU with the Calgary Bronks. He turned professional in the east with Toronto Argonauts in 1941,[3] but moved to the ORFU the next season with the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers where he was an all-star.
Perhaps his best season was 1943 with the wartime Toronto RCAF Hurricanes, when he was again an all-star and winner of the Imperial Oil Trophy as the ORFU most valuable player.[4]
Cosgrove later played for several Toronto teams: the Beachers, the Toronto Indians, the Beachers again when they merged with the Indians, and finally another year with the Argos (he played 13 regular season and 2 playoff games with the Boatmen in his two years).[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Pro Football Archives: Bob Cosgrove
- ↑ CFLAPEDIA entry: Bob Cosgrove
- ↑ Toronto Argonauts 2008 Media Guide
- ↑ Nominees Named for Rugby Award Edmonton Journal, November 10, 1943
- ↑ Toronto Argonauts 2008 Media Guide