Harry Griffith

Harry Crawford Griffith (September 19, 1878 – December 9, 1960) was a Canadian football player, coach, and administrator who was the head coach of the Toronto Varsity for three seasons and also served as president of the Canadian Rugby Union. He won the first two Grey Cup games as head coach of Toronto Varsity and served as a coach and headmaster for Ridley College. He was an inaugural member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.

Early life Griffith attended Ridley College in St. Catharines where he played at quarterback for the school's football team. He later attended Trinity College in Toronto where continued to play at quarterback.

In 1909, Griffith led Varsity to a 6–0 regular season record, capturing their second consecutive Intercollegiate title, and appearing in their second consecutive Dominion Championship and the first to be awarded the Grey Cup. He led Varsity to a definitive 26–6 victory over Toronto Parkdale to claim a victory in the 1st Grey Cup. In the following season, Griffith again led Varsity to an undefeated season, as the team repeated as Grey Cup champions and defeated the Hamilton Tigers in the 2nd Grey Cup by a score of 16–7.

Griffith returned to Ridley College in 1911 and, over his new tenure with the school, coached the Ridley football team to 22 Little Big Four titles. He was also involved with the school's rugby and cricket teams. He was also an early pioneer of the no-huddle offense and lateral passing attacks. Following his death shortly after that dinner, Griffith 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.