| No. 72 | |
| Born: | January 17, 1919 Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died: | October 16, 2016 (aged 97) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | HB, FW |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career history | |
| As administrator | |
| 1959 | Atlantic Football Conference |
| 1968–1969 | Montreal Alouettes |
| As coach | |
| 1952–1953 | Royal Military College of Canada |
| 1954–1957 | Royal Military College of Canada |
| As player | |
| 1938 | Sarnia Imperials |
| 1939–1941 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| 1942 | Ottawa Uplands (RCAF) |
| 1945–1950 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| CFL East All-Star | 1938, 1940, 1945, 1947, 1948 |
| Awards | 1941 Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy 1941 Lionel Conacher Award |
| Retired #s | Ottawa Rough Riders #72 |
| Career stats | |
Anthony Charles Golab, CM (January 17, 1919 – October 16, 2016) was a Canadian football halfback and flying wing who played in the Ontario Rugby Football Union and Interprovincial Rugby Football Union for 11 years with the Sarnia Imperials, Ottawa Rough Riders, and Ottawa Uplands. He was born in Windsor, Ontario.
Golab played with the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1939 to 1950. He was part of the 1939, 1941, and 1948 Grey Cup finalist teams and was part of the winning 1940 Grey Cup champions. He was an Eastern All-Star at halfback in 1938, 1940, and 1945 and at flying wing in 1947 and 1948.
In 1964, he was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. In 1975, he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. In 1985, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In 1997, he was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.[1] He died at the Perley Veterans Health Centre in Ottawa, Ontario in October 2016 at the age of 97.[2]