Ulysses Curtis
| Position: | Running back |
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| Personal information | |
| Born: |
May 10, 1926 Albion, Michigan |
| Died: |
October 6, 2013 (aged 87) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Career information | |
| College: | Florida A&M |
| Career history | |
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Ulysses "Crazy Legs" Curtis (May 10, 1926 – October 6, 2013) was a running back in the CFL for the Toronto Argonauts from 1950-1954. He won two Grey Cups with Toronto in 1950 and 1952.
Curtis was the Argonauts' first black player.[1]
Curtis is sixth on the Argonauts all-time career touchdown list with 47 touchdowns, fourth on the Argos all-time rushing list with 3,712 yards on 529 carries, second on the Argos all-time list with most yards in a game with 208 yards, and third on the team list of most 100-yard rushing games with 12.[2]
After retirement from football, Curtis remained in Toronto and raised his family. He owned a cleaning business and later became a teacher and coach in the North York Board of Education. He also helped coach the York University football team in the 1960s.[3]
He was named to the Toronto Argonauts All-Time Argos List in 2005.[4]
Curtis died October 6, 2013 in Toronto.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Ulysses Curtis opened doors in Toronto — and dashed through". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
- ↑ Wallace, Craig. "Ulysses Curtis". Argos Heroes. Toronto Argonauts Football Club. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
- ↑ "Remembering Ulysses Curtis, the first black Argonaut, who went on to educate many". yahoo.com. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
- ↑ "ULYSSES 'CRAZY LEGS' CURTIS & DAVE 'SUPERMAN' MANN NAMED TO ALL-TIME ARGO LIST". Toronto Argonauts Football Club. 2005-10-26. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
Notes
External links
- Wallace, Craig. "Ulysses Curtis". Argos Heroes. Toronto Argonauts Football Club.
- Historical Albion Michigan bio: Ulysses Curtis