Ross Binkley | |
Birth Date: | 3 December 1883 |
Birth Place: | Dundas, Ontario |
Death Place: | France |
Position: | Punter, Placekicker |
Weight Lb: | 188 |
Coaching Years1: | 1913 |
Playing Years1: | 1907–1909 |
Playing Team1: | Dundas Rugby Team |
Playing Years2: | 1910–1913/1914 |
Playing Team2: | Toronto Argonauts |
Other Title: | General Manager |
Other Years1: | 1911/1912–1913 |
Other Team1: | Toronto Argonauts |
James Ross Binkley (December 3, 1883 – April 23, 1915) was a Canadian football player, coach, and manager who was the head coach of the Toronto Argonauts in 1913. He was their team captain from 1910 to 1913.
Ross Binkley was born on December 3, 1883, in Dundas, Ontario.
He started his career with the Dundas Rugby Team in 1907.[1] He was team captain as they won the Intermediate Dominion Championship in 1907.
In 1910 he became the team captain for the Toronto Argonauts.[2] [3] He was their general manager in the next few years and their coach in 1913. He stopped after 1914.
Binkley was killed in action on April 23, 1915, at the age of 31 in France.[4] He was reportedly "blown to pieces" while operating a machine gun.[5]