Arnie McWatters

Arnie McWatters

Place of birth	Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Career information
Position(s)	Quarterback & Halfback
US college	Sarnia Collegiate Institute and Technical School
Career history
As player
1935–38	Sarnia Imperials
1939–42	Ottawa Rough Riders
1943	Ottawa Combines
1944–47	Ottawa Trojans
Career highlights and awards
2× Grey Cup champion (1936, 1940) Imperial Oil Trophy (1945)
CFL All-Star	1936, 1942,

Arnie McWatters was a Canadian quarterback and halfback in the Ontario Rugby Football Union.

Coming straight from high school, McWatters played for his hometown Sarnia Imperials from 1935 to 1938, with his finest season being 1936, when he won the Grey Cup and was an all-star. He next played four seasons with the Ottawa Rough Riders^[1] where he won another Grey Cup in 1940 and was an all-star in 1942. After one season with the Ottawa Combines, he finished his career playing four seasons for the Ottawa Trojans,^[2] the highlight coming in 1945 when he won the Imperial Oil Trophy as OFRU most valuable player.^[3]

He later coached the University of Ottawa and Carleton University football teams.^[4] In 1991 he was elected to the Sarnia Lambton Sports Hall of Fame.^[5]

References

1. Capital Region Football: Ottawa Rough Riders all-time roster Archived 2012-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Capital Region Football: Ottawa Trojans all-time roster". Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
3. Arnie McWatters Awarded Valuable Player Trophy Ottawa Citizen, November 19, 1945
4. Ravens Coaches
5. 1991 Inductees