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Wildman Awards Dinner – Jan 2020
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
Wildman Awards Dinner – Jan 23/16
In front of a room of almost 350 people at the Delta Hotel on Saturday night, the Ted Wildman Memorial Trophy was awarded to 4th year defensive back Patrick McGrath. The Sault Ste Marie native was a Special Teams captain … Continue reading
Throwback Thursday: Dr. Jack Cote
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
More from the Wildman Dinner
♦ 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
Wildman Awards Dinner – Jan 24/15
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
Post-Wildman thoughts + video
♦ I like that the Ted Wildman Memorial Trophy is, so far as I know, the oldest individual award in Canadian university football. It highlights the fact that while the University of Guelph is celebrating it’s 5oth anniversary, the football program is much … Continue reading
2013 Wildman Awards Dinner
There was a big turnout for last night’s awards banquet in spite of the weather. Some parents driving in from out of town experienced drive times twice or three times the norm. It was a very positive evening once people made it … Continue reading
News and links – Jan 28/14
♦ The Wildman Dinner, Gryphon Football’s team banquet and awards dinner, is coming up very quickly – Saturday, Feb 1. [See Upcoming Events page for more details] It falls earlier in the off-season calendar than past seasons. I like that timing and … Continue reading
Posted in Coaches, History & traditions
Tagged Jazz Lindsey, Rob Farquharson, Thomas Dimitroff Jr., Wildman Trophy
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Wildman Awards Dinner
In Guelph, on Saturday night, the oldest continuously-awarded individual trophy in Canadian football was handed out for a 79th time. In front of a full banquet room at the Delta Hotel the Ted Wildman Memorial Trophy was awarded to Zach … Continue reading
Tall Niagara athlete future DB
Every Guelph recruiting class in recent years has included a large contingent of recruits from the Niagara region. One of the nine Niagara recruits in this year’s class is Ryan Mattei of St Catharines Sir Winston Churchill. Mattei is a 6’4″ 195-pound athlete … Continue reading
Posted in Recruiting 2012
Tagged Peter Partridge, Ryan Mattei, Sir Winston Churchill football, Wildman Trophy
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