Johnny Ferraro

PLAYING CAREER
HAMILTON TIGERS, PLAYER/COACH 1934-1935
MONTREAL INDIANS, PLAYER/COACH 1936-1937
MONTREAL NATIONALS   1938-1939

AWARDS AND HONOURS
CANADIAN PRESS ALL-STAR TEAM 1937
IMPERIAL OIL TROPHY  1938

GREY CUP PARTICIPATION  1935


JOHN FERRARO WAS A TERRIFIC ALL-AROUND ATHLETE WHEN HAMILTON SECURED HIM AFTER HIS CORNELL UNIVERSITY DAYS. IN FOOTBALL, HE EXCELLED AS A PUNTER, PLACE KICKER, QUARTERBACK, AND FULLBACK.

FERRARO WAS SELECTED TO THE ALL-STAR TEAM EVERY YEAR HE PLAYED, AND WAS PRESENTED WITH THE IMPERIAL OIL TROPHY AS THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER IN THE ORFU. LEW HAYMAN INCLUDED FERRARO ON HIS ALL-CANADIAN TEAM OF THE PAST TEN YEARS IN 1942.

FERRARO WAS AN INSPIRATIONAL COACH WHO BROUGHT OUT THE BEST IN TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL PLAY.

INDUCTED 1966 - PLAYER

Class of 1966 G. Sydney Halter, Q.C, Greg Kabat, Dave McCann, S.P. Quilty, Hugh Stirling