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Ross Trimble
Career information

Born:	1908 Toronto, Ontario
Died:	March 24, 1950(1950-03-24) (aged 41–42) Toronto, Ontario
Position(s)	Player, Coach
Career history
As coach
1937–1941, 1945	Ottawa Rough Riders
As player
1927–1930s	Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers

Career highlights and awards
3x Grey Cup champion (1927, 1930, 1940)

W. Ross Trimble (1908 – March 24, 1950) was a Canadian football player and coach, who was the head coach of the Ottawa Rough Riders for 6 seasons (1937–1941, 1945). They appeared in 3 Grey Cups while Trimble was coach, winning 1. Trimble also had won 2 Grey Cups with the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers in the 1920s and 1930s. He died suddenly on March 24, 1950, at the age of 42. It was less than a week after the death of his 4 year old daughter.

References

"Pay Tribute To Ross Trimble". The Ottawa Journal. November 24, 1937. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Ross Trimble football coaching records on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
"See Him Smiling—Ross Trimble". The Ottawa Citizen. December 9, 1940. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Sweaters Presented To Trimble Pupils". The Ottawa Citizen. December 9, 1940. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Ross Trimble Escapes Shower". The Ottawa Citizen. December 9, 1940. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Ross Trimble Dead". The Ottawa Journal. March 24, 1950. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Warm Tribute to Ross Trimble By Associate From Boyhood". The Ottawa Journal. March 30, 1950. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 15th Grey Cup champions
Head Coach: Dr. Harry Hobbs Assistant Coach: Robert Polbon Yip Foster Alex Ponton Harold "Nip" Amer Marule "Buck" Billings Ted Reeve Dave Crowe Boyd Hendry Frank Commins Ross Robertson Ross Trimble Ernie Crowhurst Scott Cawkell Jim Keith Bob Reid Manson "Red" Moore Roy DeWitt Howard Hamlin Earl "Deacon" Smith Phil Newman Wilf Manzies Milt Wright Frank Lewis Frank Johnson Rob McGregor Archie Crozier

Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 15th Grey Cup champions

Head Coach: Dr. Harry Hobbs
Assistant Coach: Robert Polbon

v t e Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 18th Grey Cup champions
Manager: Scott Cawkell Head coach: Alex Ponton Archie Kirkland Ross Trimble Claude Harris Alex McKenzie Bob Reid Yip Foster Lou Synder Boyd Hendry Guy Kirkpatrick Ab Box Frank Commins Ted Reeve Jim Keith ? Northam ? Jones ? May ? Knowles ? Botsford ? Stewart ? Taylor

Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 18th Grey Cup champions

Manager: Scott Cawkell
Head coach: Alex Ponton

v t e Ottawa Rough Riders 28th Grey Cup champions
51 George Fraser 52 Tiny Hermann 53 Bunny Wadsworth 54 Dave Sprague 55 Leo Seguin 57 Lloyd Langley 58 Fred Syms 59 Jack Taylor 60 Bert Haigh 64 Herve Pilon 65 Tony McCarthy 66 Rick Perley 67 Ted Edwards 68 Eric Chipper 70 Pete O'Connor 71 Sammy Sward 72 Tony Golab 73 Stan O'Neil 74 Arnie McWatters 75 Orville Burke 76 Arnie Charbonneau 77 Murray Griffin 78 Carl Norton 79 Paul McGarry 80 Andy Tommy 81 Tommy Daley 83 Wilf Tremblay Pete Kaluski Curly Moynahan Head coach: Ross Trimble

Ottawa Rough Riders 28th Grey Cup champions

Head coach: Ross Trimble

v t e Ottawa Redblacks head coaches
Formerly the Ottawa Football Club (1876–1898), Ottawa Rough Riders (1899–1913, 1931–1996), Ottawa Senators (1913–1930) and Ottawa Renegades (2002–2005)
Tom Clancy (1904–1911) Doc Galvin (1912) Reverend Father Stanton and Tom Clancy (1913) Eddie Gerard (1914) Frank Shaughnessy (1915) Dave McCann (1919) Silver Quilty (1920) Tom Clancy (1921–1922) Silver Quilty (1923) Dave McCann (1924–1927) Walter Gilhooley (1928) Joe Miller (1929) Dr. Andy Davies (1930) Dave McCann (1931–1932) Wally Masters (1933–1934) Billy Hughes (1935–1936) Ross Trimble (1937–1941) George Fraser (1942) Ross Trimble (1945) George Fraser (1946) Sammy Fox (1947) Wally Masters (1948–1950) Clem Crowe (1951–1954) Chan Caldwell (1955) Frank Clair (1956–1969) Jack Gotta (1970–1973) George Brancato (1974–1984) Joe Moss (1985–1986) Tom Dimitroff Sr. (1986) Fred Glick (1987–1988) Bob Weber (1988) Steve Goldman (1989–1991) Joe Faragalli (1991) Ron Smeltzer (1992–1993) Adam Rita (1994) Jim Gilstrap (1995–1996) John Payne (1996) Joe Paopao (2002–2005) John Jenkins # (2006) Rick Campbell (2014–2019) Paul LaPolice (2020–2022) Bob Dyce (2022–) # denotes offseason head coach "2024 CFL Guide" (PDF). Canadian Football League. p. 179. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

Ottawa Redblacks head coaches

Formerly the Ottawa Football Club (1876–1898), Ottawa Rough Riders (1899–1913, 1931–1996), Ottawa Senators (1913–1930) and Ottawa Renegades (2002–2005)

Tom Clancy (1904–1911)
Doc Galvin (1912)
Reverend Father Stanton and Tom Clancy (1913)
Eddie Gerard (1914)
Frank Shaughnessy (1915)
Dave McCann (1919)
Silver Quilty (1920)
Tom Clancy (1921–1922)
Silver Quilty (1923)
Dave McCann (1924–1927)
Walter Gilhooley (1928)
Joe Miller (1929)
Dr. Andy Davies (1930)
Dave McCann (1931–1932)
Wally Masters (1933–1934)
Billy Hughes (1935–1936)
Ross Trimble (1937–1941)
George Fraser (1942)
Ross Trimble (1945)
George Fraser (1946)
Sammy Fox (1947)
Wally Masters (1948–1950)
Clem Crowe (1951–1954)
Chan Caldwell (1955)
Frank Clair (1956–1969)
Jack Gotta (1970–1973)
George Brancato (1974–1984)
Joe Moss (1985–1986)
Tom Dimitroff Sr. (1986)
Fred Glick (1987–1988)
Bob Weber (1988)
Steve Goldman (1989–1991)
Joe Faragalli (1991)
Ron Smeltzer (1992–1993)
Adam Rita (1994)
Jim Gilstrap (1995–1996)
John Payne (1996)
Joe Paopao (2002–2005)
John Jenkins # (2006)
Rick Campbell (2014–2019)
Paul LaPolice (2020–2022)
Bob Dyce (2022–)

# denotes offseason head coach

"2024 CFL Guide" (PDF). Canadian Football League. p. 179. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

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