Card Description
This Galloping Ghosts team photograph was taken in 1937. That year was the inaugural season under the Galloping Ghosts name (formally the Red Raiders). At that time, most of the roster was made up of local area talent.
Type Of Object
Vintage
1937
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Sport League
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Accession Number
2017.001.013
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.
