Matt Anthony (c. 1921 – July 13, 2000) was a Canadian football player who played for the Montreal Alouettes, Ottawa Rough Riders and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He won the Grey Cup with the Rough Riders in 1951.[1] He was born in St. Catharines, Ontario and played junior football there for the St. Catharines Bulldogs prior to joining the Montreal Alouettes in 1946. Anthony later retired to Ottawa where he coached high school, junior (Ottawa Sooners) and university football. He was also a businessman. Anthony died of cancer in 2000.[2] Matt Anthony Field on the campus of the University of Ottawa, opened in 2001, is named in his honour.[3]

Matt Anthony
Born:c. 1921
St. Catharines, Ontario
Died:July 13, 2000 (age 79)
Ottawa, Ontario
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)E
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
As player
1946Montreal Alouettes
19471948Ottawa Rough Riders
19491950Saskatchewan Roughriders
19511953Ottawa Rough Riders
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion (1951)

References

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  1. ^ "Matt Anthony football Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  2. ^ Cleary, Martin (15 July 2000). "Matt Anthony: Obituary". Ottawa Citizen. p. F7. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Terrain Matt Anthony Field :: CapitalTickets". Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2014-09-08.