Hugh Gall (1888 - 1938)

Born 11 Sep 1888 in Canada

Died 19 May 1938 at age 49 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Hugh Gall was the 3rd son of George and Maria (Mark) Gall,^[1] both from Scotland, in a family of 9 children. He married Daisy Robertson in 1916 in Toronto, Ontario.^[2]

He attended Parkdale Collegiate Institute in Toronto, later earning a degree in mechanical engineering in 1915 from the University of Toronto.

Gall played in the first Grey Cup game with the winning team from the University of Toronto Varsity Blues in 1909. He was involved for many years in Canadian Football as a player, referee and exexcutive with the Canadian Rugby Union (now known as Football Canada). He continues to hold the ecord for most rouges (single point kicks) in a Grey Cup game with eight in 1909.^[3]

He also played senior hockey with the Ontario Hockey Association's Parkdale Canoe Club hockey team, for which he was also the vice-commodore in 1911.

Gall was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963,^[4] Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975, ^[5] and the U of T Sports Hall of Fame in 1989.^[6]

He is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," Hugh Gall, 11 Sep 1888; citing Birth, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto
2. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," Hugh Gall and Daisy Robertson, 23 Sep 1916; citing registration , Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto
3. ↑ "Single Game Records". Grey Cup Almanac. CBC Sports.
4. ↑ "Hugh Gall". Hall of Famers. Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
5. ↑ "Hugh Gall". Honoured Members. Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
6. ↑ "Hugh Gall's Hall of Fame Bio". U of T Sports Hall of Fame List. University of Toronto Faculty of Physical Education and Health.
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26953466