1. Michael James Rodden was a Canadian sports journalist, National Hockey League referee, and Canadian football coach, and was the first person elected to both the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
10 Facts About Mike Rodden
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Mike Rodden was an older brother of ice hockey player Eddie Rodden.
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Mike Rodden started working at the Toronto Globe as a reporter in 1918, rising to sports editor ten years later.
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Mike Rodden worked at the Globe for 18 years before moving to the Kingston Whig-Standard in 1936 when the Globe merged with The Mail and Empire.
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Mike Rodden remained sports editor there until 1958 and contributed a weekly column to the paper until a few weeks before his death in 1978 at age 86.
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Mike Rodden left his hometown at age 15 to attend the University of Ottawa.
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Mike Rodden was a student at Queen's University from 1910 to 1913, earning 15 letters in rugby football and ice hockey over that period.
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Mike Rodden went on to play football for Toronto Parkdale and the Toronto Argonauts.
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Mike Rodden was coach of the Toronto St Pats until his contract was terminated in January 1927, just before the club was sold and became the Maple Leafs.
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Mike Rodden is credited with coaching two games by the NHL.