Brian Timmis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian football player
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Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
About Brian Timmis
- Brian Mercer "Old Man of the Mountain" Timmis (December 5, 1899 – August 22, 1971) was a star senior Canadian football player in the Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union (SRFU) and Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU) for a combined 17 seasons, mainly for the Hamilton Tigers.
- He is a three-time Grey Cup champion as a player, having won with the Tigers in 1928, 1929, and 1932.
- He later coached the Hamilton Flying Wildcats, leading them to the 1943 Grey Cup championship.
- He was an inaugural member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963 and was also inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.
- Brian Timmis Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario was named after him.
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