OFC - Ontario Football Conference

At the O.F.C. Annual General Meeting in Toronto last weekend, the conference’s junior division added an eighth team, the Predators from the Kitchener-Waterloo region.  The team expects legendary coach Tuffy Knight to lead them into the 2011 season. For the full stories, read it in The Record and CTV.ca. Dave "Tuffy" Knight Biographical Information * Born in Clarksburg, West Virginia * Had successful coaching career at high school and college level in the U.S. * Hired by Wilfrid Laurier University in 1965. Became head football coach a year later * Coached six OUA championship teams, including the 1997 Waterloo title * Only three-time winner of the CIAU Coach of the Year award: 1972, 1979 and 1989 * Served as Director of Player Personnel for the Toronto Argonauts from 1984-88 * Knight is the all-time winningest coach in CIAU history with a record of 163-79-4 * At Waterloo, Knight inherited a struggling program and produced a winning season in two years (1989) * In 1996, Knight led Waterloo to its first ever playoff win and first win over Western since 1969 * In 1997, Knight led Waterloo to its first ever Yates Cup (OUA crown) with a road win over Western. Only a loss to Ottawa in the Churchill Bowl prevented a Vanier Cup appearance In other news, the minor divisions of the O.F.C. added teams from Peterborough, Clarington, Barrie (Huronia) and North Bay.