Name: | Glenn Timlock |
Birth date (M/D/YY): | 1934 |
School/Jr. Football: | Hamilton Junior Wildcats |
Position(s): | HB, FB, DB |
Years with Tiger-Cats: | 1957 |
1. | Tell us about how you got started in football and your amateur career. |
I played Jr. & Sr. football at St. Catharines Collegiate. I was drafted to the Hamilton Junior Wildcats in 1954. In 1955 I played for the Tiger-Cat "B" Senior O.R.F.U |
2. | How did you get started in the CFL? (draft, free agent, trade etc) |
I was scouted in 1955 and signed a contract with the Ottawa Rough Riders. After a leg injury, I went back to Hamilton to again play for the Senior O.R.F.U. and we won the Dominion of Canada Seniore O.R.F.U. Championship in 1956. |
3. | Do or did you hold any records? |
4. | Do or did you have a nickname? |
5. | Tell us about some of your fondest memories with the Tiger-Cats or in the CFL. |
6. | Who were some of the team-mates and opponents you admired the most and why? |
7. | Which coach did you respect or enjoy playing for the the most and why? |
8. | Tell us about some of your favourite Grey Cup memories. |
9. | Tell us about your life and career after playing/working with the Tiger-Cats or CFL? |
I joined the Police Force in Thorald in 1958 and moved there. I pent many years coaching little league football. |
10. | Tell us about your interests, hobbies, your passion or anything else you would like to share about yourself. |
From 2006-09 I was a volunteer assistant footbal coach at St. Francis Catholic HS in St. Catharines and in 2010 I was an asssitant coach at A.N. Myer HS in Niagara Falls with Head coach Ralph Scholz. |
11. | Share with us some of the places you've been or things you have experienced. |
12. | What aspects of the Canadian game do you like the most? |
13. | Is there any aspect of the game you would change if you could? |
14. | What advice do you have to either young players or those just starting out in the CFL? |
15. | Is there anything else you would like to share? (thoughts, advice, stories, memories) |
I am an active member of the Ti-Cat alumni and participate in many of their fund-raisers and other activities. At present, I am Second Vice President of the Ti-Cat Alumni. |