Robert Joseph Tubman (August 18, 1897 – November 29, 1975) was a
Canadian football
Canadian football () is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's scoring area ( ...
player and referee and Ottawa businessman. He was a member of two
Grey Cup championship teams.
Playing career
Tubman was a star football player in the
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...
for thirteen seasons for the
Ottawa Rough Riders, then known as the Ottawa Senators. Tubman led his team to two
Grey Cup wins, in 1925 and 1926. After retiring from the field, Tubman worked as a referee for 15 years.
Awards
He was inducted into the
Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1968 and into the
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.
Personal life
He died in 1975, and was interred in Pinecrest Cemetery in Ottawa.
External links
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame profile
1897 births
1975 deaths
Ottawa Rough Riders players
Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees
Players of Canadian football from Ontario
Canadian football people from Ottawa
Canadian football officials
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