Friday, March 11, 2022

We Should Know More About: Ace Powell (Both of them)

I posted the image below on Twitter the other day. I did not save the full caption attached to it in the paper at the time but it read, in part: "Ace Powell tees up the ball and George Fraser, high-scoring Ottawa Rough Rider and 1945 winner of the Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy, displays his placement-kicking artistry for the benefit of The Citizen cameraman". It appeared in the November 3rd edition of that newspaper. 


It might require further clarification. The Ottawa Sooners and Carleton Ravens were coached by a gentleman named Ace Powell in the 70s and 80s. His birth name is Wayne. I believe the image above is of Clayton Powell, his father. The article below is essentially an obituary for Clayton following his passing in 2004 and it refers to his time as a Rough Rider


What gives me cause to doubt all this is that Carleton's page about its past football coaches refer to Wayne Powell as a "Jr" which normally suggests the same first name as the father. That's obviously not the case here though they could simply be referring to the "Ace" part. 

It seems the younger Ace Powell got into coaching almost immediately after leaving university. He played at uOttawa in the late 60s and was mentioned as a replacement on the coaching staff for the 1973 team while also coaching at Sir Robert Borden high school. That led to coaching the Sooners to a national championships in 1979 and eventually the Carleton Ravens gig. The Ravens experienced their only playoff success during his time as coach. Both father and son have carved out impressive careers for themselves. 

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