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Date of birth | c. 1929 |
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Date of death | January 10, 1997 | (aged 67–68)
Place of death | St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada |
Career information | |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | HB/LB |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1952 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
1953–1954 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Robert Alexander Garside[1] (c. 1929 – January 10, 1997) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Ottawa Rough Riders. He won the Grey Cup with Hamilton in 1953 and retired in 1955 due to injury (torn knee ligaments).[2] He previously played football at and attended the University of Toronto. In 1957, he became the head coach of the Brantford Tiger-Cat Bees in the Ontario Rugby Football Union after serving as an assistant the prior year.[3] He died in 1997.[4]