Percival Molson
Percival "Percy" Molson (born August 14, 1880 in Cacouna , Québec ; † July 5, 1917 in Villers-au-Bois , France as the son of John Thomas Molson and his wife Jane Baker Butler) was a Canadian athlete who worked for the Turn of the century was successful. As was common at the time, he did not specialize in a certain discipline, but was active in several sports.
Percival Molson was a graduate of McGill University (1901). There he won the title of best all-round athlete three times in a row. In later years he became a member of McGill's Board of Governors. He was also the manager of the National Trust Co.
Percival Molson was only 36 years old. He fell on July 5, 1917 in World War I , in which he had participated in the ranks of the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force and the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. His grave is in Villers-au-Bois in the Pas-de-Calais department .
In 1919, McGill University Stadium got its name. In 1996 he was inducted into the McGill University Sports Hall of Fame. The Stade Percival-Molson , home of the Montreal Alouettes football team, is named after him .
Career
- ice Hockey
- Percy Molson celebrated his first sporting success at the age of 16 when he took part in the Stanley Cup in the ranks of the Montreal Victorias in 1897 . His team won the final against the Ottawa Capitals . In 1902 and 1903 he acted as team captain .
- Canadian football
- From 1902 to 1906 he played in the Quebec Rugby Football Union . With his team, the Montréal Football Club , he won the championship title in 1906. In 1903 and 1904 he was the team captain. Even after finishing his active career, he remained connected to football. In 1909 he was named patron of the newly launched Gray Cup .
In addition, Percy Molson also appeared as a track and field athlete.
- Long jump
- In 1900 he set a world record in the long jump at the American Athletics Meet. The width has not been passed down, but it can be assumed that it was between 7.43 m (best mark by Alvin Kraenzlein from 1899) and 7.54 m (achieved by Peter O'Connor in 1901) (official records were then not yet managed). Percy Molson achieved another brilliant act in the long jump in 1903 when he defeated the star athlete and multiple champion Meyer Prinstein at the open US championships . Its width is given as 22-2.50 (6.77 m).
- 400 m
- In 1903 Percy Molson won the Canadian national championship over 400 m, leaving the eventual Olympic champion Harry Hillman behind. Then chances were in him playing in 1904 in St. Louis granted. Although the field of participants over 400 m was quite large - apart from Molson there were eleven runners from the USA and the German Johannes Runge - all athletes made it straight to the finals without elimination runs. Hillman won the Olympic gold medal, while Molson finished eighth. Its time has not been determined.
Web links
- http://football.ballparks.com/CFL/Montreal/veryoldindex.htm
- Pery Molson in Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
- Percival Molson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Molson, Percival |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Molson, Percy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cacouna , Quebec |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 5, 1917 |
| Place of death | Villers-au-Bois , France |