Annis Stukus

Annis Paul Stukus (October 25, 1914 – May 20, 2006) was a Canadian football player, journalist, coach, broadcaster, and executive.

[4] In 1949, Stukus was hired as the head coach of the Edmonton Eskimos, which were reentering the Western Interprovincial Football Union after a ten year absence.

[5] Stukus not only assembled a roster from scratch, but promoted the sport throughout the city, leading to the growth of junior and high school football in Edmonton.

[9] Edmonton finished the 1951 season with an 8–6 record and were eliminated from the postseason by the Roughriders after losing the third game of the Western Finals by a single point.

[7] In February 1953, Stukus signed a three-year contract to become the first head coach and general manager of Vancouver's expansion football club – the BC Lions.

[19] In 1967, Stukus signed a four-year contract as general manager of the Vancouver Canucks of the minor pro Western Hockey League.

[21] Following his dismissal, Stukus was the sports director at CFUN/CKVN and was an unsuccessful candidate for the Social Credit Party in North Vancouver-Seymour during the 1969 British Columbia general election.