Legendary Western University Mustangs football coach Larry Haylor has died after a heart attack this week in Florida, the school confirmed on Friday.
A difficult week for the Mustangs family continues as we learn of the passing of legendary Mustangs Football coach Larry Haylor at the age of 76.
https://t.co/Qli1YwJODZ #AlwaysAMustang— Western Mustangs (@WesternMustangs) January 7, 2022
He was 76.
Haylor was the winnengest coach in Canadian university football for years. He retired as coach at the London, Ont., school in 2006 with a record of 178-47-4.
Haylor was the second longtime Western football coach to pass away this week following the death of two-time Vanier Cup-winning coach Darwin Semotiuk, who also was 76.
Haylor took over as coach from Semotiuk in 1984 after a stint as offensive co-ordinator.
The native of Prince Albert, Sask., had a winning record in all 22 seasons at Western and captured Vanier Cups in 1989 and 1994.
Haylor was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2014.
Haylor played football at the University of Saskatchewan from 1966-1970 before moving into coaching with the Huskies.
Current Mustangs coach Greg Marshall, who played at Western, returned to Western to work with his old coach in 2006 before taking over the post after the latter’s retirement.
Marshall, a former Hamilton Tiger-Cats coach, also has guided the Mustangs to two Vanier Cups.
Some of the top players in Canadian university football played for Haylor — including national players of the year Blake Marshall, Tim Tindale and Andy Fantuz.
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