Bernie Custis

Bernard Eugene Custis (September 23, 1928 – February 23, 2017) was an American and Canadian football player who went on to a distinguished coaching career.

The school is located adjacent to Tim Hortons Field (and formerly Ivor Wynne Stadium), home site of the Tiger-Cats and Bernie's first professional games.

[10] Custis roomed with Al Davis, the future coach and owner of the Oakland Raiders, at Syracuse.

They lost in the Eastern finals to Ottawa 9–11 in front of a sell-out crowd of over 17,000 at Hamilton Civic Stadium.

The 1952 Tiger-Cats had an outstanding regular season, finishing 9–2–1, but lost in the IRFU playoff series to Toronto, 2 games to 1.

[4] Custis finished his professional career with the Ottawa Rough Riders, playing running back in 1955 and 1956.

At Burlington, he coached future Canadian Football Hall of Fame player Tony Gabriel.