Bruce Coulter

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Bruce Coulter
No. 65
Position Defensive back
Head coach
Personal information
Born(1927-11-19)November 19, 1927
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedJune 5, 2018(2018-06-05) (aged 90)
Career information
University Toronto
Career history
Playing
1947 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
1948–1957 Montreal Alouettes
Coaching
1958–1961 McGill University
1962–1990 Bishop's University
Awards and highlights
Canadian Football Hall of Fame  (Class of 1997)

Bruce Coulter (November 19, 1927 – June 5, 2018) [1] was a Canadian professional football player and coach. He played ten seasons for the Montreal Alouettes, winning the Grey Cup in 1949. [2] He then went on to coach 29 seasons for the Bishop's Gaiters. [3] He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1997. [4]

Coulter was also a curler, and represented Quebec at the 1957 Macdonald Brier. [5]

References

  1. "Bishop's Gaiters football coaching legend Bruce Coulter dies at age 90".
  2. CFLAPEDIA entry - Bruce Coulter
  3. "UW's Tuffy a win away from record book The Record (Kitchener, Ont.) Christine Rivet, Oct 21, 1995". Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  4. Canadian Football Hall of Fame - Bruce Coulter
  5. "Hopes Boom for Weldon". Montreal Star. March 4, 1957. p. 17. Retrieved May 6, 2022.