The Resume

(March 28, 1927-October 5, 2014)
Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania
Drafted 32nd overall by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1951 NFL Draft
Defensive end for the Toronto Argonauts (1952-54), Ottawa Rough Riders (1954), Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1955-56) and the London Lords (1958-60)
Assistant coach for the Ottawa Rough Riders (1966-67) and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1968-70)
Offensive coordinator for Harvard (1971-81)
Head coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1983-90) and McMaster University (1994-96)
Head pro scout for the BC Lions (1990)
Scout for the Buffalo Bills (1991)

Why he might be annoying:

His tenure with the Tiger-Cats was plagued with mediocrity.
He went 1-3 in the Grey Cup championship game during the 1980's.
His playing career ended prematurely due to a knee injury.
He turned down an offer to play for the Philadelphia Eagles, upon being drafted by the team.
He was hired by a team in the Professional Spring Football League, but never had the chance to coach a game, as a result of the league folding before a down was even played.

Why he might not be annoying:

He played football and basketball and also was a member of the track and field team at the University of Kentucky
He is only one of three athletes to play under both Adolph Rupp and Bear Bryant at the same time while attending Kentucky.
He was a member of the Kentucky basketball team that won the NCAA National Championship (1949).
He earned the Ti-Cats head coaching job after recording a 2–1–1 record in the final four games of the 1983 season.
He guided the Tiger-Cats to a surprise upset over the Edmonton Eskimos in the 1986 Grey Cup.

Credit: Ricky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Basketball Players
• Dual Sport Participants
• Football Players
• Grey Cup Losing Head Coaches (Ranked: 1984)
• Grey Cup Losing Head Coaches (Ranked: 1985)
• Grey Cup Losing Head Coaches (Ranked: 1989)
• Grey Cup Winning Head Coaches (Ranked: 1986)
• I Attended University of Kentucky
• I Died in 2014 (Ranked: 87)
• I Have Kidney Cancer
• I Played in the Canadian Football League
• Look at My Fist
• Profiles 45751-46000 (Ranked: 45947)
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 24]
• Sport Coaches/Managers
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20141005)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying