Lew Hayman

Lew Hayman
Born:(1908-09-30)September 30, 1908
New York City, New York, U.S.
Died:June 28, 1984(1984-06-28) (aged 75)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Career information
Position(s)HC, GM
Career history
As administrator
1946–1954Montreal Alouettes (GM)
1955–1983Toronto Argonauts
As coach
1932–1940Toronto Argonauts
1942–1943Toronto RCAF Hurricanes
1944Camp Borden RCAF Hurricanes
1946–1954Montreal Alouettes
Honours5× Grey Cup champion coach – 1933, 1937, 1938, 1942, 1949
Career stats

Lewis Edward Hayman (September 30, 1908 – June 28, 1984)[1] was an American sports figure. He was one of the driving forces behind the Canadian Football League as coach, general manager, team president, and league president. As head coach, he was a five-time Grey Cup winner with three different teams. Hayman was a pioneer in bringing African Americans into the CFL, hiring one of professional football's first Black players, Herb Trawick, and coach Willie Wood.[2] He was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.[3]

  1. ^ A Biographical Directory of Professional Basketball Coaches
  2. ^ Stein, Jaime (February 9, 2007). "Celebrating Black History Month". CFL.ca. Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  3. ^ "Lew Hayman". oshof.ca. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.