Ex-Alouettes player, Bishop’s and McGill coach Coulter dead at 90
MONTREAL — Bruce Coulter, who won a Grey Cup with the Montreal Alouettes in 1949 and went on to coach at the university level at McGill and Bishop’s, has died. He was 90.
McGill announced his death Wednesday in a statement. There was no immediate word on the cause of death.
Coulter, a Toronto native, graduated from the University of Toronto and played senior football for the Balmy Beach club before joining the Alouettes.
He never missed a game in 10 seasons as a defensive back and backup quarterback for Montreal. Coulter, who played in consecutive Grey Cup games from 1954-56, was named to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1997.