Larry Haylor of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, one of the most successful Canadian university football coaches of all-time, passed away on Thursday after suffering a heart attack according to the Canadian Press. He was 76 years old.
Haylor coached the University of Saskatchewan Huskies initially for three years from 1971 to 1973, before going on to legendary status as the head coach of the University of Western Ontario Mustangs from 1984 to 2006. With the Mustangs, Haylor won two Vanier Cups as the University of Western Ontario beat the University of Saskatchewan Huskies on both occasions. In 1989, the Mustangs beat the Huskies 35-10 at the Skydome in Toronto, Ontario, thanks to a strong game by Mustangs wide receiver Tyrone Williams of Halifax, Nova Scotia, who had five catches for 157 yards and one touchdown.
Then in 1994, the Mustangs beat the Huskies 50-40 in one of the most memorable Vanier Cup games of all-time. The Mustangs not only won the first Vanier Cup game ever played in overtime, but the highest scoring Vanier Cup game all-time as well.
Haylor finished his coaching career with a record of 169 wins, 46 losses, and three losses. In 2014, he was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in Hamilton, Ontario. As a player, Haylor was also a quarterback of the Huskies from 1966 to 1967.
