Ralph Toohy | |
Birth Date: | 9 October 1926 |
Position1: | End |
College: | Colorado College |
Playing Years1: | 1947–51 |
Playing Team1: | Montreal Alouettes |
Playing Years2: | 1952–58 |
Playing Team2: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Cflallstar: | 1948, 49, 50, 53 |
Honors: | 1949, 53, 57 - Grey Cup Champion |
Ralph Toohy (October 6, 1926 – July 19, 1998) was a Grey Cup champion and all-star Canadian Football League player. He played offensive and defensive end.
Toohy played football with Loyola High School, and later attended Colorado College.[1] [2] He began his pro career in 1947 with the Montreal Alouettes and was part of the Larks first Grey Cup championship. He played 59 games for the Als over 5 seasons and was selected as an all-star in 1948, '49 and '50.[3] He later played another 6 seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, where he won the Grey Cup in 1953 and 1957, and was an all-star at linebacker in 1953. Toohy was always a fan favourite, for booing, nicknamed "Toohy the Terrible."[4] He later married Theresa Lyons and settled in Hamilton, with their five children, running a trucking company. He died in 1998.[5]