Bob Cosgrove

Bob Cosgrove was an offensive lineman in the Ontario Rugby Football Union.[1]

Bob Cosgrove
Career information
Position(s)Center, Guard, Tackle
CollegeUniversity of Montana
Career history
As player
1938–40Calgary Bronks
1941Toronto Argonauts
1942Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
1943Toronto RCAF Hurricanes
1945–46Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
1947Toronto Indians
1948Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
1949Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1941, 1942, 1943, 1945
Awards1943 - Imperial Oil Trophy

A graduate of the University of Montana Cosgrove began his football career in the WIFU with the Calgary Bronks. He turned professional in the east with Toronto Argonauts in 1941,[2] but moved to the ORFU the next season with the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers where he was an all-star.

Perhaps his best season was 1943 with the wartime Toronto RCAF Hurricanes, when he was again an all-star and winner of the Imperial Oil Trophy as the ORFU most valuable player.[3]

Cosgrove later played for several Toronto teams: the Beachers, the Toronto Indians, the Beachers again when they merged with the Indians, and finally another year with the Argos (he played 13 regular season and 2 playoff games with the Boatmen in his two years).[4]

References
  1. CFLAPEDIA entry: Bob Cosgrove
  2. Toronto Argonauts 2008 Media Guide
  3. Nominees Named for Rugby Award Edmonton Journal, November 10, 1943
  4. Toronto Argonauts 2008 Media Guide
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