Place of birth Peterborough, Ontario Position(s) Running back Name Ross Craig | Place of death Hamilton, Ontario 1911–1912 Hamilton Alerts | |
Date of birth (1884-07-01)July 1, 1884 Date of death June 27, 1949(1949-06-27) (aged 64) | ||
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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