Card Description
This 1939 team photograph depicts the ORFU champion Galloping Ghosts. The team went on to win 8 Provincial and 3 Dominion Championships in 13 years. The Galloping Ghosts are the most successful team to emerge from the Cobourg area's rich sports tradition
Type Of Object
Vintage
1939
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Sport Type
Sport League
Sport Level
Accession Number
2017.001.021
The Cobourg Galloping Ghosts are the most famous team in Cobourg sports history. Managed by Fred Dufton, the Ghosts won eight Ontario championships, five after World War II. They were Canadian Dominion champions in 1946, 1948 and 1950. They were the first team in Canada to wear aluminum cleats and the second to wear white uniforms.
