Brian Mercer "Old Man of the Mountain" Timmis was a star senior Canadian football player in the Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union and Interprovincial Rugby Football Union for a combined 17 seasons, mainly for the Hamilton Tigers.
13 Facts About Brian Timmis
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Brian Timmis is a three-time Grey Cup champion as a player, having won with the Tigers in 1928,1929, and 1932.
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Brian Timmis later coached the Hamilton Flying Wildcats, leading them to the 1943 Grey Cup championship.
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Brian Timmis was an inaugural member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963 and was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.
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Brian Timmis played football locally before enlisting in the Canadian Armed Forces in 1915 by stating he was two years older than he actually was.
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Brian Timmis joined the Hamilton Tigers in 1924 and played in his first game with the club on October 4,1924, starting at middle wing.
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Brian Timmis was named an Eastern All-Star by the Canadian Press in 1932 at the Tackle position, which was the first year players were named all-stars.
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Brian Timmis capped off his year by winning his third Grey Cup championship in the 20th Grey Cup game by defeating the Regina Roughriders.
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Brian Timmis retired at the end of the 1935 season which culminated in a Grey Cup loss to the Winnipeg Pegs.
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At the behest of the Tigers organization, Brian Timmis came out of retirement to play in the team's 1936 IRFU playoff game against the Ottawa Rough Riders in Ottawa.
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Brian Timmis played with infected tonsils and shoulder neuritis, leaving his left arm limp, but still played the entire game.
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Brian Timmis was cheered on by the crowd in Ottawa as he left the field as a player for the final time.
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Timmis' son, Brian II, played fullback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1953.