Canada Soccer Hall of Famer Art Hughes, a West Coast scoring legend, dies at 88 Globe_Sports
Art Hughes, shown in this undated handout image, has died at the age of 88. Hughes was a Canada Soccer Hall of Famer and one of the country’s top goal-scorers through the 1950s and 1960s. The Canadian Soccer Association confirmed that Hughes passed away Monday in Vancouver.Art Hughes, a Canada Soccer Hall of Famer who was one of the country’s top goal-scorers through the 1950s and 1960s, has died. He was 88.
Hughes won the Canadian soccer championship in 1956 with Vancouver Hale-Co FC and in 1965 with Vancouver Firefighters FC. He was MVP and top scorer in 1965, scoring seven goals across three matches. He won national runner-up medals with Vancouver St. Andrews FC in 1951, Westminster Royals FC in 1959 and Firefighters FC in 1961.
Hughes was best known for his time with Firefighters FC, where he won five of his joint-record seven Pacific Coast League championships . He won Pacific Coast League titles with Hale-Co FC and Royals FC , and the Mainland League championship and Kennedy Cup with Firefighters FC.Hughes, nicknamed “Hard Rock” or “Cowboy,” was a longtime member of the Vancouver Fire Department where he served as an assistant chief. Born in Camrose, Alta., on Oct. 1, 1930, he was a teenager when he moved with his family to Vancouver.
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