Bruce Cummings
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Halfback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 1927 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | (aged 64) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Career information | |
| College | University of Toronto |
| Career history | |
| 1950–53 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Bruce Frederick Cummings, (March 1927 – June 16, 1991) was an all-star and Grey Cup champion Canadian football player with the Ottawa Rough Riders, playing from 1950 to 53.
Born in Ottawa and a star football player at the University of Toronto, Cummings joined his hometown Riders in 1950. Though his career was relatively brief, he enjoyed a complete season in 1951, being named an all-star, winning the Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy as the best player in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and hoisting the Grey Cup as champion.
His father, W. Garfield Cummings, was a local politician and former Ottawa footballer. Bruce Cummings died at the age of 64 in 1991 following a heart attack.