Category Archives: History & traditions

Wildman Awards Dinner – Jan 2020

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Peter Gryphon

The 2020 edition of the Wildman Dinner took place Saturday night in Guelph. The Wildman, as it’s known, is Gryphon Football’s annual awards banquet and the program’s opportunity to honour it’s graduating players. This year’s edition of the event was back … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday: OVC alum Bernie Brennan

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Peter Gryphon

A big thank you to Robbie Keith for the following submission on Ontario Veterinarian College [Class of ’51] alumnus Bernie Brennan … As a 19-year old graduate of St Patrick’s High School in Ottawa, and winner of the Doran Trophy … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday: Dr. Jack Cote

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Peter Gryphon

Many people will already have heard that former football player and coach Dr. Jack Cote passed away ten days ago at the age of 86. Cote played for the Aggies of OA-VC from the late 1940s thru 1950. Cote was … Continue reading →

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More from the Wildman Dinner

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Peter Gryphon

♦ This past Fall another former Wildman winner, Calvin Nigh, passed away unexpectedly at the age of only 48. His wife Andrea, son Griffon and daughter Gwenythe made the trip to Guelph from Fort Erie for the dinner. Former teammate … Continue reading →

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Wildman Awards Dinner – Jan 24/15

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Peter Gryphon

In front of a room of about 300 people at the Delta Hotel on Saturday night, the Ted Wildman Memorial Trophy was awarded to 5th-year running back Rob Farquharson. The Niagara Falls native [Stamford CI] was the only 5th-year senior presence … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday – Jeff Hale

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Peter Gryphon

In 1978 Jeff Hale began his football career at the University of Guelph under Coach Dick Brown. As it would turn out the big freshman from Belleville would end up spending most of his career playing for Coach Tom Dimitroff Sr who … Continue reading →

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Midweek news – Sept 10/14

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Peter Gryphon

Some people considered it BIG news, and it is, but it really shouldn’t have come as a BIG surprise — THE BLOCK OF 4000 TICKETS SET ASIDE FOR UofG STUDENTS SOLD OUT IN LESS THAN 4 HOURS!! I mean, it happens every … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday: Tom Dimitroff Sr.

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Peter Gryphon

The following text and photos were all taken from the publication Tom Dimitroff: ‘It’s all about the team’ by Herb Shoveller. Dimitroff served as the head coach at Guelph from 1979 thru 1983. He left behind a legacy for the … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday: Baxter Holman Jr.

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Peter Gryphon

When I posted the above photo of Coach Tom Mooney with his 1959 team I was thinking to myself … “who is the other coach in the photo?”. I knew I knew something about him but I couldn’t remember his name. Then, … Continue reading →

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Sad news to pass along

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Peter Gryphon

Former OAC/OVC Redmen head football coach [1956-1960] Tom Mooney passed away on June 20 in Guelph. Mooney had a major impact on the athletic programs after arriving in 1956, taking the football team from 1-7 to 5-2, 6-1 and then 7-0. His Redmen won two league championships. Mooney also … Continue reading →

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