Larry Haynes Explained

Larry Haynes
Birth Date:30 December 1911
Birth Place:Stavely, Alberta, Canada
Death Place:Chadron, Nebraska, U.S.
Position:End
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:185
College:Washington St.
Coaching Years1:1940
Coaching Years2:1940s
Coaching Team2:Vancouver
Playing Years1:1936–1940, 1946
Playing Team1:Calgary Bronks
Playing Years2:1941
Playing Team2:Vancouver Grizzlies

Laird H. "Larry" Haynes (December 30, 1911 – March 1, 1994) was a Canadian football end who played and coached the Calgary Bronks (now known as the Calgary Stampeders). He played from 1936 to 1940, and in 1946.[1] Haynes was the head coach of the Bronks in 1940.[2] He was named All-Western in 1936, 1937, and 1938 as well as All-Canada in 1939 and 1941 (he played with the Vancouver Grizzlies in 1941).[3] In his one season as coach, he had a 4–4 record. He later coached the Vancouver Fighting Irish football and basketball teams before serving in World War II.[3] [4]

Haynes was the son of American-born Lester "Slim" Haynes, who was the pitcher of the Stavely, Alberta baseball team from 1919 to 1933.[5] [6] Larry Haynes later moved to United States where he farmed three miles southwest of Whitney, Nebraska. He died in Chadron, Nebraska in 1994 at the age of 82.[7] [8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Larry Haynes football Statistics on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  2. News: Larry Haynes Coaches Grid Squad. August 22, 1940. The Ottawa Journal. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Haynes' Last Game. Patterson, Jack. October 30, 1942. Newspapers.com. The Vancouver Sun.
  4. News: Larry Haynes Joins R.C.A.F.; Shores Hunt Another Coach. The Province. Newspapers.com. October 27, 1942.
  5. Web site: "Hall Of Fame Honors Father Of Whitney Map. December 16, 1968. Chadron Record. 1. August 30, 2023.
  6. Web site: Haynes Should Be Popular Captain. Scott. Harry. 16. August 25, 1939. August 30, 2023.
  7. Web site: Announcements. March 2, 1994. C16. Calgary Herald. August 30, 2023.
  8. Web site: Football legend part of Calgary's history. Brennan. Brian. March 17, 1994. The Calgary Herald. B2. August 30, 2023.
  9. https://attheplate.com/wcbl/profile_haynes_slim.html