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Name:
VOLPE, Nick
Sport:
Football
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There’s something about the 1950 Grey Cup game that opens the gate to a flood of memories for Nick Volpe. For one thing, he played in it and anyone who had been part of what’s remembered far and wide as the “Mud Bowl” of Canadian professional football is not likely to ever forget about that experience. The rest of the memory is much more pleasant. Nick and his Toronto Argonaut team mates emerged on the winning end of a 13-0 score against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Toronto’s Varsity Stadium, and Nick emerged as the hero of that Grey Cup encounter. He lists the two field goals he kicked in the mud to give the Boatmen a 6-0 lead among the most memorable moments of his distinguished sports career. The game-saving tackle he made on the 5-yard line that preserved the shutout is also embedded firmly in his memory. After the contest, his grateful mates presented him with the game ball in appreciation. Two years later, Nick and the Argos were back at Varsity Stadium to defeat Edmonton Eskimos 21-11 to win another Grey Cup - their last taste of success until 1983. For his role in two Grey Cup triumphs and contribution to the game of football in general, Nick was inducted into the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame for 1981 alongside hockey legend, Paul Henderson. In one way or another, football has always played a big role in Nicholas “Nick” Peter Volpe’s life. Born in Toronto, he started out playing high school football with East York Collegiate Institute and was awarded the William Burgess gold medal in 1944 for leadership. During the next four years with the University of Toronto football team (he also played on their basketball squad), he added the Yates Cup, emblematic of the CIAU championship, to his achievements in 1948. Oh yes, he also remembers the three interceptions he made in one game against McGill University. |
After his university days came a three-year career with the Argos, playing quarterback, defensive half and kicker. In 1949, he led their punt returners and during the ‘50 season, he made 53 of 58 convert attempts. When he bid farewell to the game, Nick turned his attention to coaching, first with Toronto Balmy Beach of the Ontario Rugby Football Union, guiding them to the championship title in his first attempt in 1953. He became the backfield coach for the Argonauts in 1954 and ‘55, then was scout in 1956-‘58 for the Ottawa Rough Riders, coached by his former Argonaut mentor Frank Clair. In addition, he coached high school football in Port Credit for 15 years, winning eight league championships and three All-Toronto titles. From 1957 to ‘65, Nick coached the Lakeshore Bears, winning one Ontario junior title in his final season. Nick’s remarkable career also included football broadcasting, beginning as a CFRB radiobroadcast spotter from ‘65 to ‘68, and then as an isolation director for CTV telecasts between ‘71 and ‘86. He also wrote “Modern Canadian Football” in 1966 for C.A.P.H.E.R. |
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