Ross Trimble

{{Short description|Canadian football player (1908–1950)}}

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| birth_date = 1908

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario

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W. Ross Trimble (1908 – March 24, 1950) was a Canadian football player and coach, who was the head coach of the Ottawa Rough Riders for 6 seasons (1937{{cite news|title=Pay Tribute To Ross Trimble|date=November 24, 1937|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74892198/the-ottawa-journal/|newspaper=The Ottawa Journal|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 2, 2021}}–1941, 1945).{{Cite web|title=Ross Trimble football coaching records on StatsCrew.com|url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/c-trimbros001|access-date=2021-04-02|website=www.statscrew.com|language=en}} They appeared in 3 Grey Cups while Trimble was coach, winning 1.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74892358/the-ottawa-citizen/|title=See Him Smiling—Ross Trimble|newspaper=The Ottawa Citizen|date=December 9, 1940|access-date=April 2, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74892489/the-ottawa-citizen/|date=December 9, 1940|newspaper=The Ottawa Citizen|access-date=April 2, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|title=Sweaters Presented To Trimble Pupils}}{{cite news|title=Ross Trimble Escapes Shower|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74892462/the-ottawa-citizen/|newspaper=The Ottawa Citizen|date=December 9, 1940|access-date=April 2, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}} Trimble also had won 2 Grey Cups with the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers in the 1920s and 1930s. He died suddenly on March 24, 1950, at the age of 42. It was less than a week after the death of his 4 year old daughter.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74894742/the-ottawa-journal/|title=Ross Trimble Dead|newspaper=The Ottawa Journal|date=March 24, 1950|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 2, 2021}}{{cite news|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 2, 2021|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74894090/the-ottawa-journal/|newspaper=The Ottawa Journal|title=Warm Tribute to Ross Trimble By Associate From Boyhood|date=March 30, 1950}}

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