Roy Ananny
{{Short description|Canadian football player (1927–2011)}}
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| position1 = Halfback
| position2 = FW
| position3 = End
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| high_school = Ottawa Technical HS
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| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|1945}}–{{CFL Year|1947}}
| playing_team1 = Ottawa Rough Riders
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Roy "Bobby" Fredrick Ananny (October 11, 1924 – April 12, 2011) was a professional Canadian football halfback, flying wing, and end who played for the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. From 1945 to 1947, he played in 12 regular season games. Later in life, Ananny was a realtor.
Early life
Ananny was born on October 11, 1924. He attended Ottawa Technical High School (often shortened to Tech) from 1940 to 1943, where he participated in several athletic teams. Starting in 1940, Ananny played both hockey and football at Tech.{{cite news|title=Blue and Grey Divide Double With Tech Teams at Oval|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11194610/blue_and_grey_divide_double_with_tech/|access-date=May 23, 2017|work=The Ottawa Journal|date=October 12, 1940|page=28}}{{cite news|title=Tech Juniors Beat Lisgar To Tie for Lead|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11194635/tech_juniors_beat_lisgar_to_tie_for_lead/|access-date=May 23, 2017|work=The Ottawa Journal|date=December 21, 1940|page=29}} On the football team, Ananny was a halfback. Ottawa Technical's hockey team became Junior Interscholastic Champions while Ananny was a member of the team in 1941.{{cite news|title=Tech Retains Junior Interscholastic Hockey Championship|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11195152/tech_retains_junior_interscholastic/|access-date=May 23, 2017|work=The Ottawa Journal|date=March 22, 1941|page=28}} He also was a member of Ottawa Technical School's basketball team in 1943, when they won the Ottawa Interscholastic Senior Basketball League.{{cite news|title=Ottawa's Senior Interscholastic Cage Champions|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11194702/ottawas_senior_interscholastic_cage/|access-date=May 23, 2017|work=The Ottawa Journal|date=March 27, 1943|page=25}}
Canadian football career
From 1945 to 1947, Ananny played for the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. With the Rough Riders, he played two games in 1945, seven games in 1946, and three games in 1947.{{cite book|last1=Maher|first1=Tod|last2=Gill|first2=Bob|title=The Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia: Every Player, Coach and Game, 1946–2012|date=2013|publisher=Maher Sports Media|isbn=978-0-9835136-6-7|page=145}}{{cite web|title=Roy Ananny|url=http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=anannroy001|website=Stats Crew|access-date=May 23, 2017|language=en}} During this period of time, the IRFU did not track the statistics of players, so the extent of his contribution is unknown.
Later life
At various points in his life, Ananny held positions as a temporary fireman, police constable, and realtor.{{cite news|title=Board Approves Purchase Of New Resuscitator|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11194985/board_approves_purchase_of_new/|access-date=May 23, 2017|work=The Ottawa Journal|date=July 7, 1943|page=15}}{{cite news|title=30 Days|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11195003/30_days/|access-date=May 23, 2017|work=The Ottawa Journal|date=August 14, 1950|page=4}}{{cite news|title=Advertisement|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11195009/advertisement/|access-date=May 23, 2017|work=The Ottawa Journal|date=December 31, 1955|page=20}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Realty was Ananny's lifelong career. Later in life, he curled at the Ottawa Curling Club.{{cite news|title=Curling Roundup|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11194911/curling_roundup/|access-date=May 23, 2017|work=The Ottawa Journal|date=February 20, 1959|page=13}} He was also active as a hockey, basketball, and golf player. He married and had two children as well as five grandchildren.
Ananny died on April 12, 2011, at the age of 86.{{cite news|title=Roy Ananny Obituary|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ottawacitizen/obituary.aspx?n=roy-ananny&pid=150294100|access-date=May 23, 2017|work=Ottawa Citizen|date=April 15, 2011}}
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