Brian Towriss (born May 24, 1956) is the former

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for the

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's football team, the Saskatchewan Huskies. Towriss became Saskatchewan's head coach in 1984 and became CIS football's winningest head coach in

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, surpassing

Larry Haylor Larry Haylor (September 29, 1945 – 6 January 2022) was a Canadian college football coach. Career Haylor was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and attended the University of Saskatchewan where he played on the football team. He was also an ...

with his 170th overall win. He resigned as head coach on December 19, 2016 with a

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record 196 wins that held until 2022, and 315 games coached. He reached the

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finals nine times as a head coach, having won three of those in

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, 1998. Collegiately, he also played CIS football for the Saskatchewan Huskies. He was inducted into the

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in 2017 as a builder.

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Saskatchewan Huskies profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Towriss, Brian 1956 births Living people Canadian football defensive linemen Saskatchewan Huskies football coaches Saskatchewan Huskies football players Sportspeople from Moose Jaw Players of Canadian football from Saskatchewan Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees