Born: | (1900-04-02)April 2, 1900 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Died: | April 17, 1967(1967-04-17) (aged 67) Toronto, Ontario |
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CFL status | National |
Position(s) | Head Coach |
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Hector Naismith Crighton (April 2, 1900 – April 17, 1967) was a Canadian football coach. He coached 35 seasons of high school Canadian football, and he also rewrote the rule book in 1952.[1] He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1986. The Hec Crighton Trophy, given each year to the outstanding CIS football player, is named after him.[2]