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Frank Clair

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Frank James Clair (May 12, 1917 – April 3, 2005) was a coach in the Canadian Football League, nicknamed "the Professor" for his ability to recognize and develop talent. [1]

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Annis Stukus Trophy

The Annis Stukus Trophy is a Canadian Football League trophy, which is presented annually by the Edmonton Eskimos Alumni Association to the Coach of the Year, as determined by the members of the Football Reporters of Canada.

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Buffalo Bulls football

The Buffalo Bulls football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the State University of New York at Buffalo located in the U.S. state of New York.

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Canadian Football Hall of Fame

The Canadian Football Hall of Fame is a not-for-profit corporation, located in Hamilton, Ontario, that celebrates great achievements in Canadian football.

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Canadian Football League

The Canadian Football League (CFL; Ligue canadienne de football, LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada.

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Coach (sport)

In sports, a coach is a person involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.

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Don Scott (American football)

Donald E. Scott was a star of American football.

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End (gridiron football)

An end in American and Canadian football is a player who lines up at either end of the line of scrimmage, usually beside the tackles.

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Grey Cup

The Grey Cup (Coupe Grey) is the name of both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing Canadian football.

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Hamilton, Ohio

Hamilton is a city in and the county seat of Butler County, Ohio, United States, in the state's southwestern corner, located 20 miles north of Cincinnati.

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Head coach

A head coach, senior coach, or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes.

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Lansdowne Park

Lansdowne Park is an urban park, historic sports, exhibition and entertainment facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, owned by the City of Ottawa.

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Letterman (sports)

A letterman, in U.S. activities/sports, is a high school or college student who has met a specified level of participation or performance on a varsity team.

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List of Canadian Football League head coaches by wins

This article contains a list of all Canadian Football League head coaches by regular season wins.

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Nickname

A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place, or thing, for affection or ridicule.

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Ohio State Buckeyes

The Ohio State Buckeyes are the athletic teams that represent The Ohio State University, located in Columbus, Ohio.

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Ohio State University

The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State or OSU, is a large, primarily residential, public university in Columbus, Ohio.

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Ontario Sports Hall of Fame

The Ontario Sports Hall of Fame is an association dedicated to honouring athletes and personalities with outstanding achievement in sports in Ontario, Canada.

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Ottawa Rough Riders

The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876.

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Ottawa Rough Riders seasons (1960–69)

During the decade, Russ Jackson never missed a game due to injury.

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Quarterback

A quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB") is a position in American and Canadian football.

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Sarasota, Florida

Sarasota is a city in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida.

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TD Place Stadium

TD Place Stadium (originally Lansdowne Park and formerly Frank Clair Stadium) is an outdoor stadium in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Toronto Argonauts

The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club, commonly referred to as the "Argos") are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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University at Buffalo

The State University of New York at Buffalo is a public research university with campuses in Buffalo and Amherst, New York, United States.

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Washington Redskins

The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area.

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1948 college football season

The 1948 NCAA football season finished with two unbeaten and untied teams; Michigan and Clemson.

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1949 college football season

The 1949 NCAA football season finished with four teams that were unbeaten and untied-- Notre Dame, Oklahoma, California, and Army had won all their games at season's end.

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1950 in Canadian football

The Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats merged to form the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

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1950 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1950 Toronto Argonauts season was the 61st season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873.

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1951 in Canadian football

The BC Lions were formed in January at the Arctic Club in Vancouver; however, the franchise would begin play at the start of the 1954 season.

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1951 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1951 Toronto Argonauts finished in third place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 7–5–0 record and appeared in the IRFU Semi-Final.

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1952 in Canadian football

Events in Canadian football in 1952. The Canadian Rugby Union received television revenue for the first time when it was paid $7,500 by CBC for the rights to televise the Grey Cup game.

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1952 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1952 Toronto Argonauts season was the 63rd season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873.

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1953 in Canadian football

The Canadian Rugby Union was paid in total of $20,500 by three television stations for the rights to show the Grey Cup game live.

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1953 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1953 Toronto Argonauts finished in fourth place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5–9–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.

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1954 in Canadian football

The 1954 season of Canadian football is widely considered to be the first season of the modern era of Canadian football, although the Canadian Football League would not be officially founded for another four years.

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1954 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1954 Toronto Argonauts finished in third place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 6–8–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.

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1956 in Canadian football

On Sunday, January 22, representatives of the two largest and most powerful leagues in the Canadian Rugby Union, the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and the Western Interprovincial Football Union, met in Winnipeg and formed the Canadian Football Council as an umbrella organization.

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1956 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1956 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 3rd place in the IRFU with a 7–7 record but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Semi-Final.

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1957 in Canadian football

The Canadian Football Council (CFC) allowed interference to be legal up to third 5-yard stripe by eligible blockers.

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1957 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1957 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 2nd place in the IRFU with an 8–6 record but lost to the Montreal Alouettes in the East Semi-Final.

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1958 CFL season

The 1958 CFL season was the fifth season in modern Canadian professional football, although officially it would become known as the inaugural season of the Canadian Football League (see below).

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1958 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1958 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 3rd place in the IRFU with a 6–8 record but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Finals.

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1959 CFL season

The 1959 CFL season was the sixth season in modern Canadian professional football, although officially it was the second season of the Canadian Football League.

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1959 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 2nd place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with an 8–6 record but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Finals.

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1960 CFL season

The 1960 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the seventh season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the third Canadian Football League season.

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1960 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1960 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 2nd place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 9–5 record and won the Grey Cup.

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1961 CFL season

The 1961 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the eighth season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the fourth Canadian Football League season.

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1962 CFL season

The 1962 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the ninth season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the fifth Canadian Football League season.

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1963 CFL season

The 1963 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the tenth season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the sixth Canadian Football League season.

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1964 CFL season

The 1964 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 11th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the seventh Canadian Football League season.

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1965 CFL season

The 1965 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 12th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the eighth Canadian Football League season.

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1966 CFL season

The 1966 Canadian Football League season was the league's ninth season since the 1958 merger of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and the Western Interprovincial Football Union to create a national league.

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1967 CFL season

The 1967 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 14th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the tenth Canadian Football League (CFL) season.

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1967 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1967 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in 2nd place in the Eastern Conference with a 9–4–1 record and lost in the Eastern Finals to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

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1968 CFL season

The 1968 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 15th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 11th Canadian Football League season.

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1968 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1968 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 1st place in the Eastern Conference with a 9–3–2 record and won the Grey Cup.

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1969 CFL season

The 1969 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 16th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it was officially the 12th Canadian Football League season.

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1969 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1969 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 1st place in the Eastern Conference with an 11–3 record and won the Grey Cup, repeating as Grey Cup Champions.

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38th Grey Cup

The 38th Grey Cup, played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto on November 25, 1950, before 27,101 fans, also known as the Mud Bowl, was the Canadian football championship game played between the Toronto Argonauts and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

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40th Grey Cup

The 40th Grey Cup game was the Canadian Football Championship held on 29 November 1952.

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48th Grey Cup

The 48th Grey Cup was the Canadian Football League's (CFL) championship game of the 1960 season on November 26, 1960.

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54th Grey Cup

The 54th Grey Cup was hosted at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 26, 1966.

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56th Grey Cup

56th Grey Cup was played November 30, 1968, and the Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Calgary Stampeders 24 to 21 before 32,655 fans at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium.

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57th Grey Cup

57th Grey Cup, the Canadian Football League's championship game, was played November 30, 1969, and the Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 29 to 11 before 33,172 fans at Montreal's Autostade.

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58th Grey Cup

The 58th Grey Cup was played on November 28, 1970, before 32,669 fans at CNE Stadium at Toronto.

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61st Grey Cup

The 61st Grey Cup game was played at Toronto's CNE Stadium on November 25, 1973.

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64th Grey Cup

The 64th Grey Cup was played on November 28, 1976, at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Clair

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