Joe Tubman

Robert Joseph Tubman was a Canadian football player and referee and Ottawa businessman. He was a member of two Grey Cup championship teams.

Playing career

Tubman was a star football player in the Canadian Football League for thirteen seasons for the Ottawa [Rough Riders], then known as the Ottawa Senators. Tubman led his team to two Grey Cup wins, in 1925 and 1926. After retiring from the field, Tubman worked as a referee for 15 years.

Awards

He was inducted into the Canadian [Football Hall of Fame] in 1968 and into the Canada's [Sports Hall of Fame] in 1975.

Personal life

He died in 1975, and was interred in Pinecrest Cemetery in Ottawa.