Angus Duford Explained

Position:Centre
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lb:150
Birth Date:18 October 1891
Birth Place:Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Career Start:1910
Career End:1916
Played For:Ottawa Senators

Angus Edmund Duford (October 18, 1891 – May 21, 1950) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Duford played at the center forward position for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey Association (NHA) in 1913–1916.[1] Over three seasons in the NHA Duford scored 13 goals in 45 games. He was born in Hawthorne, Ontario.

Duford fought with the Canadian military in World War I and was dangerously injured by an exploding shell in Somme, France, in 1917. It left his right side paralyzed and disabled his speech, and he never played hockey again.[2]

He died at his home in Ottawa, May 21, 1950.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.justsportsstats.com/hockeystatsindex.php?player_id=duforan01 Angus Duford
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19170911&id=M70uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V9kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7462,6226636 "Hockey days over writes Angy Duford"
  3. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/48599722 Ottawa Journal