Phil Carr-Harris

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Phil Carr-Harris
Died:(1993-03-16)March 16, 1993
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) HB/G/T
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career history
As player
1945 – 1947, 1949 Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards

Philip Gordon Robert Carr-Harris (died January 16, 1993), nicknamed Beef, was a Canadian football player who played for the Toronto Argonauts for four seasons over five years, which was also his entire professional football career. Carr-Harris won the Grey Cup with Toronto in 1945, [1] 1946 [2] and 1947, [3] which also were the first three of his four years on the club roster. For his first two years with the club, he was a halfback. [1] [2] In his third year, he was both a guard and a tackle. [3] He was not on the roster in 1948, [4] but returned in 1949, as a halfback. [5] His jersey number was 60. [6]

In his first year with the Argonauts, in 1945, Carr-Harris played in four of the six regular season games. [1] In 1946, Carr-Harris played in only one of twelve regular season games, [2] having been injured early in the season in a game against the Hamilton Tigers, as the team was then known. [7] In 1947, Carr-Harris played in eleven of twelve regular season games. [3] Upon his return to the team roster in 1949, following a one-year hiatus, Carr-Harris only played in one of the twelve regular season games. [5]

While included as a member of the 1947 winning team, [3] Carr-Harris had to miss the 1947 Grey Cup game, due to examination obligations in relation to becoming a Chartered Accountant. [8] [9]

In 1993, Carr-Harris died of cancer. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 1945 Toronto Argonauts Roster; www.cfldb.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  2. 1 2 3 1946 Toronto Argonauts Roster; www.cfldb.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  3. 1 2 3 4 1947 Toronto Argonauts Roster; www.cfldb.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
  4. ↑ 1948 Toronto Argonauts Roster; www.cfldb.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  5. 1 2 1949 Toronto Argonauts Roster; www.cfldb.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  6. ↑ Names and Numbers--Toronto versus Ottawa, 1946; www.cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  7. ↑ Uncredited, Doty, Meyers in farewell with Argonauts today; Ottawa Citizen, September 20, 1946, p. 42. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  8. ↑ Monty Hall interview with Argonaut coach Ted Morris, prior to 1947 Grey Cup game; The Grey Cup Part 1. Rewind With Michael Enright, November 19, 2015; CBC Radio. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
  9. ↑ Uncredited, Morris claims Argos are weaker but practice proves otherwise. Montreal Gazette, November 27, 1947, p. 18. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  10. ↑ DEATHS The Globe and Mail (1936-Current); Mar 20, 1993; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail (1844-2011) pg. E7
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