Joseph M. Breen (April 23, 1897 – October 13, 1978) was a star football player in the
Canadian Football League
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for two seasons for the
Toronto Argonauts
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. Later, he coached at the
University of Western Ontario
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and was a referee from 1935 through 1940. He was inducted into the
Canadian Football Hall of Fame
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in 1963 and into the
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
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in 1975.
References
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame profile
1897 births
1978 deaths
Players of Canadian football from Ontario
Toronto Argonauts players
Toronto Varsity Blues football players
Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees
Canadian football officials
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