Guardians of the lair

Certain staff, coaches, and players have worked to create an environment within Gryphon Football thatembodies excellence. They have built an environment of success within our football program that hasenhanced our reputation. These individuals are the Guardians of the Lair because they have protected the traditions of the team and created a vision for moving forward.Teams included in this category have also set the bar highby winning championship games.

Previous Head Coaches

1903-1906 Charles Hibberd
1912-1914 G.W. Gilles
1919-1923 K.W. Foreman
1924-1927 D. Adams
1928-1929 Carl Voss
1930-1940 Fred Baldwin
1945-1953 William F. Mitchell
1954-1955 Jay Fry
1956-1960 Tom Mooney
1961-1962 Don Hayes
1963-1965 Billy Graham
1968-1978 Dick Brown
1979-1983 Tom Dimitroff Sr.
1984-1986 John Musselman
1987-2000 Dan McNally
2001-2005 Tom Arnott
2006-2009 Kyle Walters
2010-2015 Stu Lang
2016-2017 Kevin MacNeill
2018 Todd Galloway
2019-2023 Ryan Sheahan

Staff and Coach Awards

Manager of the Year
1983 Colin Sim
1991 Ed Malabre

Gunner Obrascovs Trainer of the Year
2004 Nat Laberge
2005 Marya Morrison
2007 Jared Eidt
2009 Nina Caverly
2010 Josh Smith
2023 Olivia Morgan

Dr. J.T. Powell Award
1985 Colin Sim
1991 Tony D’Angelo
1992 Don Bagg
2001 Joe Varamo
2011 Brian Cluff

OUA and U SPORTS - Coach Awards

OUA - Tuffy Knight Coach of the Year
1983 Tom Dimitroff Sr.
1996 Dan McNally

U SPORTS - Frank Tindall Coach of the Year
1996 Dan McNally

OUA - Volunteer Coach of the Year
2011 Brian Cluff
2019 Joe Sardo
2021 Mike MacDonald

U SPORTS - Gino Fracas Volunteer Coach of the Year
2011 Brian Cluff
2021 Mike MacDonald

Gryphon Athletics - Hall of Fame

Football Builders
1984 Ross Cavers
1984 Fred Baldwin
1984 William F. Mitchell
1985 Garney Henley
1986 Jack Cote
1987 Fred Dunbar
1988 Dick Brown
1989 Jay Fry
1991 Burt Matthews
1994 Earl Hunt
1995 Tom Dimitroff Sr.
2002 Tom Mooney
2004 Bob Brooks
2005 Tony D'Angelo
2022 Stu Lang
2026 Dan McNally

Football Team
1947 OA-VC Redmen Intermediate Football — Dominion Champions (1987)
1984 Football — OUAA & CIAU Champions (1994)
1958 OA-VC Redmen Intermediate Football — Ontario Champions (1998)
1955 OA-VC Redmen Football Team — OQAA Champions (2008)
1930s Era Football — Dominion (National) Champions (2012)
1992 Football — OUAA Champions (2026)
1996 Football — OUAA Champions (2026)

Championship Teams

1932 Rugby Football — Intermediate Intercollegiate Champions
1932 Rugby Football — Intercollegiate Champions
1933 Rugby Football — Intermediate Champions
1933 Rugby Football — Intercollegiate Champions
1936 Rugby Football — Intercollegiate Champions
1936 Rugby Football — Dominion Champions
1938 Intermediate Football — Dominion Champions
1939 Intermediate Football — Dominion Champions
1947 Intermediate Football — Dominion Champions
1948 Intermediate Football — Intercollegiate Champions
1948 Intermediate Football — Dominion Champions
1949 Intermediate Football — Intercollegiate Champions
1955 OQAA Co-Champions
1958 OIAA Champions
1959 OIAA Champions
1984 OUAA Yates Cup Champions
1984 Central Bowl Champions
1984 CIAU Vanier Cup — National Champions
1992 OUAA Yates Cup Champions
1996 OUAA Yates Cup Champions
2015 OUA Yates Cup Champions

1950 Peter Greenhow, DB
Robbie Keith, DB
Dave Mitchell, DB, K
Dave Murphy, DB
Bert Stevenson, DB
Charlie Whitehead, DB
Don Amos, LB
Larry Burt, LB
Harold Grunau, LB
Bob Lush, LB
Tom Sawyer, LB
Lloyd Banbury, DE
Harry Brightwell, DE
Stu Brown, DE
Harold Catt, DT
Graham Steele, DT
Stan MacLean, DT
Carl Jackson, NT
Murray Atkinson, QB
Bill Weber, QB
Ron Bogart, RB
Wayne Gerrie, RB
Jack Brethet, RB
Russ Thompson, WB
Don Ward, WB
Dave Hume, E
Bill Sproule, E
Doug Rollins, LT
Bob Steckle, RT
Jim Townsend, RT
Robert Billin, LG
John Henry, LG
Ross Marra, RG
Dave Francis, C
Peter Bright, K

1960 Dave Clarke, DB
Barry Pyear, DB
John Vandenberg, DB
Harvey Brown, E
Bill Morrison, E
Ted Barron, E
Don Taylor, E
Bruce Groves, LB
Gary Scott, LB
Harold Werkhoven, LB
Terry Hemming, LB
Don Wismer, LB
Gary Brohman, DL
Rich Hiscocks, DL
Carl Krose, DL
Bob Silk, DL
Moe Sauve, DL
Greg Topolie, DL
Bill Dempsey, QB
Gil Farmer, QB
Don Ziraldo, QB
Ray German, RB
Dave Montgomery, RB
Dave Goslin, RB
Steve Stewart, RB
Don Westlake, RB
Dave Biesenthal, E
Fred Promoli, E
Roy Pearn, OT
Jim MacMillan, OT
Clay Brown, OG
Doug Brown, OG
Pete Kukk, OG
Dave Cressman, C
Gerry Organ, K

1970 Greg Scheifele, DB
Dave Sproat, DB
John Kelley, DB
Jim Lively, DB
Stan Strecker, DB
Richard Burton, DB
Larry March, DB
Dan Cornwell, LB
Ted MacEachern, LB
Dave Hutton, LB
Jeff Crampton, LB
Bob Freeman, DE
Patrick Lett, DE
Paul Gilson, DT
Tim Jewson, DT
Tom Arnott, DT
Brian Riddell, QB
Bruce Ravensdale, QB
Bruce Morris, RB
Dave Lane, RB
Mark Brown, RB
John Lowe, RB
Paul Whaley, IR
Ron Lively, IR
Vaughn Wright, IR
Craig Holt, WR
Andy Balson, SB
Jeff Inglis, OT
Jim Chorostecki, OT
Phil Levesque, OG
Dan Hilborn, OG
Robert Cooke, OG
John Lesko, OG
Bob Whitfield, C
Bill Lockhart, C
Mike Telepchuk, PK

1980 Mike Knighton, FC
Pat Tracey, BC
Bryan Maltby, HB
Junior Robinson, HB
Scott Hobson, HB
Wayne England, HB
Jeff Volpe, FS
Tom Dimitroff Jr., FS
Dan Wicklum, OLB
Rob Pavan, OLB
Rory Radford, OLB
Pat Nield, OLB
Sam Benincasa, MLB
Jeff Yanchus, MLB
Blaine Schmidt, DE
Peter Langford, DE
Brian Cluff, DE
Grant Goodrich, DT
Harry Doering, DT
Paul Dragojlovich, DT
Mike Shoemaker, QB
Randy Walters, QB
Jed Tommy, FB
Jeff Feagan, FB
John Godry, TB
Darrell Skuse, TB
Parri Ceci, WR
Dan Tocher, WR
Al Anonech, WR
Bob McLay, SB
Rick Kohler, SB
Mike Hudson, TE
Jim Farrell, TE
Jeff Hale, OT
Gus Alevizos, OT
Wasyl Saluchok, OT
Scott Campbell, OG
Lou Godry, OG
Ron Aimola, OG
Peter Simpson, C
Carmen Sferrazza, C
John Lepore, KR
Mark Hurst, PK
Tim Quirke, PK

1990 Heron Tait, CB
Matt Hammer, CB
Dan Conroy, CB
Charles Assmann, HB
Bill Brown, HB
Rob Di Gravio, FS
Kyle Walters, FS
Nick Gallo, LB
Mike O'Shea, LB
Steve McKee, LB
Kevin Mellow, LB
Shawn Hagarty, DE
Bill Vastis, DE
Chris Camboia, DE
Todd Storms, DE
Hugh Tharby, DT
Jeremy Oxley, DT
Brent Dallimore, DT
Nathan Body, QB
Wally Gabler, QB, P
Chuck Sims, RB
Gerrit Stam, RB
Shane Dougherty, WR
Dave Irwin, WR
Frank Marof, SB
Kevin Reid, SB
Kip Wigmore, SB
Chris Portwood, OT
Rob Wesseling, OT
Kip Zavitz, OG
Graham Meagher, OG
Jim Stewart, OG
Jeff MacIntyre, C
Brad Bunn, PR
Scott Gordon, KR
Krystian Stringer, K
Norm Nasser, P

2000 Sean Riley, CB
Jeff Keene, CB
Andrew Oosterhuis, HB
James Savoie, HB
Jordan Duncan, FS
Matt Rossetti, LB
Chris Decker, LB
Adam Dunk, LB
Mike Hradil, LB
Tag Russell, LB
Grant MacDonald, DE
Steve Mansell, DE
Dan Noble, DE
Elvio Bomben, DT
Chris Hladich, DT
Justin Dunk, QB
Chris McIntyre, FB
Nick FitzGibbon, RB
Jedd Gardner, WR
Dave McKoy, WR
Jeff Keegan, WR
Mike Palmer, SB, R
Ryan Bomben, OL
Ian Keleher, OL
Anthony Mason, OL
Mike Dougherty, OL
Andrew Crosby, OL
Rob Maver, PK

2010 Mark Durigon, CB
Sebastian Howard, CB
Colin Howard, CB
Royce Metchie, HB
Nick Parisotto, HB
Bryan Dunjko, HB
Dotun Aketepe, FS
Tristan Doughlin, FS
Curtis Newton, LB
John Rush, LB
Job Reinhart, LB
Luke Korol, LB
Jake Reinhart, LB
Mike Millar, DE
Cam Walker, DE
Jeff Finley, DT
Cam Thorn, DT
Greg Corfield, DT
Donnie Egerter, DT
Jazz Lindsey, QB
James Roberts, QB
Johnny Augustine, RB
Rob Farquharson, RB
A'dre Fraser, REC
Alex Charette, REC
Kian Schaffer-Baker, REC
Jacob Scarfone, REC
Kade Belyk, REC
Jake Piotrowski, OL
Andrew Pickett, OL
Matt Nesbitt, OL
Coulter Woodmansey, OL
Matthew Toppan, OL
Kyle Fraser, OL
Cam Wilhelm, OL
Colin Jerome, OL
Eric Starczala, OL
Ryan Nieuwesteeg, RET
Gabriel Ferraro, K
Daniel Ferraro, K
Daniel MacDonald, LS
A.J. Allen, Cover