Ross Craig Explained

Ross Craig
Birth Date:1 July 1884
Birth Place:Peterborough, Ontario
Death Place:Hamilton, Ontario
Position1:Running back
Playing Years1:1911–1912
Playing Team1:Hamilton Alerts
Playing Years2:1913–1915, 1919–1920
Playing Team2:Hamilton Tigers
Honours:Grey Cup Champion - 1912 & 1913
Cfhof:ross-craig
Cfhofyear:1964

Ross B. Craig (July 1, 1884  - June 27, 1949) was a star football player in Canadian football in the early 20th century. He played for several intermediate teams before playing for the Hamilton Alerts for two years where he won a Grey Cup championship in 1912. The following season, he joined the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union's Hamilton Tigers where he won another Grey Cup in 1913. He would finish his career with the Tigers in 1920, after playing five seasons with Hamilton.

Craig was born in Peterborough, Ontario, and died in Hamilton, Ontario. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1964 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.

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