Hughes was born in
Renfrew, Ontario in 1888 and played both football and ice hockey while a student at
McGill University in
Montreal. He also played ice hockey with the Montreal Stars, champions of the 1914–15 Montreal Hockey League and holders of the 1915 Art Ross Trophy. He was a football coach for several teams:
Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers (1919-1921 and 1928–1930),
Hamilton Tigers (1932),
Queen's University (1922–1926),
Ottawa Rough Riders (1935–1936),
Montreal Bulldogs (1940–1941), Lachine RCAF Station Flyers (1942–1943) and
Montreal Hornets (1945). As a coach Hughes won the
Grey Cup with Queen's University three straight years in
1922,
1923 and
1924. At Queen's University he also coached the Queen's University Golden Gaels ice hockey team in the CIAU. Hughes also won a Grey Cup as a coach of the
Hamilton Tigers in
1932. Hughes died at
Montreal General Hospital on August 28, 1955. He was admitted posthumously to the
Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1974. ==References==