Billy Myers (Canadian football) explained

Billy Myers
Birth Date:7 September 1923
Birth Place:Saint John, New Brunswick
Death Place:Richmond Hill, Ontario
Nickname:Bubbles
Import:no
Height Ft:5
Height In:7
Weight Lbs:132
Position1:Halfback
Career Highlights:
  • Grey Cup champion
Playing Years1: -
Playing Team1:Toronto Argonauts

Billy "Bubbles" Myers (September 7, 1923  - April 13, 2019) was a Canadian football player who played for the Toronto Argonauts. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1945 and 1946.[1] He previously played football with the Vaughan Road Academy, University of Toronto and the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers.[2] [3] [4] After his football career, he coached football from 1955 to 1985 at Earl Haig Collegiate. Myers died in Richmond Hill, Ontario in 2019 at the age of 95.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Billy Myers Statistics on JustSportsStats.com. www.justsportsstats.com. 2016-05-18.
  2. Web site: Earl Haig 50s Splash Page. earlhaig50s.com. 2016-05-18.
  3. Web site: Billy Myers provides some Grey Cup inspiration . https://archive.today/20140916052747/http://m.torontosun.com/2012/11/04/billy-myers-provides-some-grey-cup-inspiration . dead . 2014-09-16 . 2016-03-04 . 2016-05-18 .
  4. Web site: The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com. 2016-05-18.
  5. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?n=bill-myers&pid=192547194 Billy Myers' obituary