Charles Bismark "Tiny" Hermann (August 25, 1906 – November 30, 1966) was a Canadian sportsperson who competed in athletics and Canadian football. He is a member of the

Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame The Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame was established in 1964, to honor outstanding athletes, teams and sport builders in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The facilities are located at the World Trade and Convention Centre in the provincial ...

Biography

Born in Nictaux Falls, Nova Scotia, Hermann attended

King's Collegiate School King's-Edgehill School is a Canadian private university-preparatory boarding and day school located in the town of Windsor, Nova Scotia. It is the oldest English independent school in the Commonwealth outside the United Kingdom The United ...

. Hermann competed in the

sport of athletics Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing sports, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and racewalking ...

as a thrower in field events. At the

1930 British Empire Games The 1930 British Empire Games were the inaugural edition of what now is known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, Ontario, from 16 to 23 August 1930. The games were organized by ''Hamilton Spectator'' sportswriter Bobby Robinso ...

in Hamilton, Ontario, he was a silver medalist in the discus and finished with bronze in the

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

. He won national titles in the hammer throw, shot put, and discus at the Canadian Championships in 1932. Employed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Hermann transferred to Ottawa for work and was signed by the Canadian football team the

Ottawa Roughriders The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. Formerly one of the oldest and longest-lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine ...

as a placekicker, debuting in 1933. He became a four-time All-Canadian, was the Big Four's leading scorer in

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, and featured in the 1940 Grey Cup-winning side. Hermann was killed in 1966 when a plane he was piloting crashed near Metcalfe, Ontario. He had been travelling to meet business associates in Cornwall and was under the assumption he would be able to land at a nearby airstrip, which it turned out was never completed. Plans were made to land at an alternate airstrip but the plane lost power in the engine due to the fuel supply failing and had to make a forced landing. The plane crashed into a field.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hermann, Tiny 1906 births 1966 deaths Canadian male discus throwers Canadian male shot putters Ottawa Rough Riders players Canadian football placekickers Players of Canadian football from Nova Scotia People from Annapolis County, Nova Scotia Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1930 British Empire Games Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Canada Accidental deaths in Ontario King's-Edgehill School alumni