Norbert "Nobby" Wirkowski was an American and Canadian football player and coach.
12 Facts About Nobby Wirkowski
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Nobby Wirkowski is best known as quarterback of the Toronto Argonauts.
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Nobby Wirkowski started under Sid Gillman, whose ideas revolutionized the passing game in American football, and when Gillman left, Woody Hayes replaced him.
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In that game Nobby Wirkowski completed 18 of 21 pass attempts, leading Miami past Arizona State.
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In 1952, Nobby Wirkowski led Toronto to a Grey Cup championship over the Edmonton Eskimos.
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From 1952 to 1957, Nobby Wirkowski coached the senior football team at De La Salle College which won consecutive league championships in 1955,1956 and 1957.
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Nobby Wirkowski was traded to Hamilton in 1955 where he played for two years and was then traded to Calgary.
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Nobby Wirkowski served as the Argonauts head coach through the 1964 season, after which he was promoted to Director of Player Personnel.
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Nobby Wirkowski served in that role through the 1967 season.
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Nobby Wirkowski coached York from 1968 to 1975 and from 1988 to 1989, and was an associate coach for the 1984 and 1987 seasons.
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Nobby Wirkowski is a member of the Miami University Athletic Hall of Fame and the Mississauga Hall of Fame.
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On October 15,2014, Nobby Wirkowski died with his family at his side at the age of 88.