Bob Isbister Jr. | |
Birth Place: | Hamilton, Ontario |
Position1: | Halfback |
Position2: | Punter |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
College: | University of Toronto |
Playing Years1: | 1937–38 |
Playing Team1: | Toronto Argonauts |
Playing Years2: | 1939 |
Playing Team2: | Hamilton Tigers |
Playing Years3: | 1942–43 |
Playing Team3: | Halifax Navy |
Cflallstar: | 1937, 1938, 1939 |
Honors: | Grey Cup champion - 1937 & 1938 |
Bob Isbister Jr. was an all-star and Grey Cup champion Canadian football player, playing from 1937 to 1943.[1] He was the son of Canadian football hall-of-famer Bob Isbister.
A graduate of the University of Toronto and a star with the Varsity Blues, Isbister joined the Toronto Argonauts for a brief but successful football career. Playing only 11 regular season games and 6 playoff games for the Boatmen, he won two Grey Cup championships and was twice an all-star.[2] He was transferred by his employer to Hamilton in 1939, where he joined his father's team, the Hamilton Tigers, and was once again an all-star selection.[3]
Isbister joined the RCN during World War II and played two final seasons with the Halifax Navy squad.