Joseph Robert Coulter (1913–2006) was a
Canadian Football player,
pilot, and
educator
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Coulter played football at the
University of Toronto (1933-1935), becoming team captain and winning the first
Johnny Copp Trophy
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in 1935. He went on to play
quarterback for the
Toronto Argonauts in their 1936, 1940 & 1941 seasons.
Coulter earned an honours B.A. in English from the University of Toronto in 1935, his teachers' certificate a year later, and then taught English, History and Physical Education at
North Toronto Collegiate Institute from 1936 to 1954.
During the
Second World War (1942-1945) he enlisted as a pilot and became a
Flying Officer earning his
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From 1954-1958 Coulter taught English and French and was head of U of T's Extension Department responsible for the emerging field of adult education.
In 1958 Coulter was appointed Headmaster of
St. Andrew's College (Aurora, Ontario) where he served until his retirement in 1974. The college's Coulter Hall was named in his honour. In 1972
York University conferred an honorary Doctor of Letters upon Coulter.
He died July 12, 2006, in
Bridgetown, Nova Scotia.
External links
University of Toronto Sports Hall of Fame Dr. J. Robert Coulter Scholarship, St Andrews College, Aurora
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1913 births
2006 deaths
Canadian football quarterbacks
Toronto Argonauts players