Annis Stukus

PLAYING CAREER
TORONTO ARGONAUTS   1935-1941
PLAYER/COACH TORONTO OAKWOOD INDIANS 1942
TORONTO BALMY BEACH   1943
HMCS YORK BULLDOGS   1944
TORONTO INDIANS    1945-1946
EDMONTON ESKIMOS   1949-1951

GREY CUP WINNING TEAMS (PLAYER) 1937, 1938
GREY CUP PARTICIPATION (PLAYER) 1937, 1938

EXECUTIVE CAREER
COACH/GENERAL MANAGER, EDMONTON ESKIMOS 1949-1951
COACH/GENERAL MANAGER, B.C. LIONS 1954-1955

ANNIS STUKUS PLAYED SIX DIFFERENT POSITIONS, INCLUDING QUARTERBACK, AND WAS A MEMBER OF GREY CUP WINNING TEAMS IN 1937 AND 1938.

WHILE HE WAS THE COACH AND GM OF THE NEW EDMONTON FRANCHISE, "STUKE" OCCASIONALLY PERFORMED THE KICKING DUTIES FOR THE TEAM. STUKUS RECRUITED EXCELLENT PLAYERS AND LAUNCHED SOME OUTRAGEOUS PROMOTIONS.  HE WENT TO VANCOUVER IN 1953 TO ASSIST IN THE ORGANIZATION OF THE B.C. LIONS AND ONCE AGAIN PUT HIS PROMOTIONAL ABILITIES TO GOOD USE.

THE CFL HAS ANNUALLY PRESENTED THE "ANNIS STUKUS TROPHY" TO THE COACH OF THE YEAR.

INDUCTED 1974 – BUILDER

Class of 1974 Andrew Currie, George Dixon, Bernie FaloneyWilfred (Billy) Hughes, Les Lear, Martin Ruby