St. HyacintheâÂÂDonnacona Navy was an amateur Canadian football team during the Second World War. They won the Grey Cup in 1944. The team was named after the communications training school and the naval reserve division .
Both the Western Interprovincial Football Union and the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union had no 1944 regular season due to the Second World War. Lower-ranked leagues did participate for the playoffs. St. HyacintheâÂÂDonnacona Navy was part of the Quebec Rugby Football Union. On 25 November 1944 the St. HyacintheâÂÂDonnacona Navy defeated the Hamilton Wildcats 7âÂÂ6 at the Civic Stadium, in Hamilton, Ontario, to win the 32nd Grey Cup.
St. HyacintheâÂÂDonnacona Navy defeated the Hamilton Wildcats at the 32nd Grey Cup.
Championship roster (bold denotes the player played in the Grey Cup game):
Charlie Ellis, Wally Charron, Curly Hiltz, Ginger OâÂÂBrien, Bucko McLeod, Glen Brown (Coach), Roy Kirbyson, John Taylor, John Crncich, Steve Levantis, Jack Wedley, Al Hurley, Wally Patch, Malcolm Baker, Hal Chard, Tom Bainbridge, Ian Barclay, Sam Abbott, Whitey Leonard, Dick Swarbrick, Pat Santucci, Dutch Davey, Mickey McFall, Dave Kotavitch, Al Symms, Jim Spicer, Des Campbell, L. Raymond, W.O. John Montague, P.O. George Reid, Bill Kydd, Louis Segatore, Fred Porter, Surgeon Lt. Comdr. Richard Lane, Lt. Christopher Ellis, Moe Segal, Paul Kenwood, Milton Scully, Juan Sheridan
In 1969, the then CFL commissioner Jake Gaudaur, gave the team a chance at championship rings for $300 each.
At the 1994 Grey Cup the CFL paid special homage to the team.