Larry Uteck Larry Uteck ( October 9 , 1952 - December 25 , 2002 ) was a Canadian professional football athlete , university sports administrator , football coach , and municipal politician . Life . Born in Thornhill , Ontario of Ukrainian descent , Larry Uteck attended Jesuit - run Brebeuf College School in Toronto where he was a football star and Athlete of the Year . He then went to the University of Colorado ( 1970 - 73 ) on scholarship , playing with the Colorado Buffaloes , and then Wilfrid Laurier University ( 1973 - 74 ) . Following university , he played with the Toronto Argonauts , BC Lions , Ottawa Rough Riders , and Montreal Alouettes in the Canadian Football League and was named Conference All - Star in 1974 , 1975 , and 1976 . He served his fellow players as their League Representative in 1976 . One of Uteck ' s inspirations was John Black , his school teacher from Marmora , Ontario . He joined the sports program at Saint Mary ' s University in 1982 , and became Head Football Coach of the Saint Mary ' s Huskies in 1983 and continued through 1997 , compiling a winning record . He was named AUAA Coach of the Year in 1987 , 1988 , 1989 , 1990 , and 1992 . He was named CIAU Coach of the Year in 1988 and 1992 . His teams appeared in five Atlantic Bowl s and three Vanier Cup s . In 1995 , he was named interim Director of Athletics and Recreation and was formally appointed Director in 1997 , a position in which he continued until his death . Uteck also worked for the larger Halifax community , notably as Deputy Mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality , and was a champion of the Halifax Harbour Solutions Project . His deep love for his community took him into municipal politics and he was elected Alderman for the City of Halifax , Ward 5 . He served two years ( 1994 - 95 ) and was elected to the first Halifax Regional Municipal Council for District 13 ( Northwest Arm - South End ) , where he served from 1995 - 1999 . His quiet , but tenacious and thoughtful leadership saw him elected Deputy Mayor in 1998 . He served with distinction on numerous HRM Committees including the Downtown Business Commission , Neptune Theatre , and the Halifax Port Corporation . His wife , Sue succeeded him as Councillor for District 13 in 1999 . Uteck married Sue Maloney in 1989 , and they had two children , Luke ( whom he named after Black ' s son ) and Cain . Honours . Uteck ' s remarkable leadership and vision were recognized when he was named a Member of the Order of Canada in October 2002 . It was one of the few honours he would accept following the diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ( ALS aka Lou Gehrig ' s disease ) in 1997 . The only other honour he would accept was the naming of " Larry Uteck Boulevard " in February 2000 . Following his death , and in consideration of his longtime Canadian football career as a professional athlete in the CFL , and coach at Saint Mary ' s University and as the university ' s athletic director , it was decided that the Churchill Bowl would be retired , with the Mitchell Bowl taking the place of the Churchill Bowl , and a new championship be named in Uteck ' s memory . Thus , the Uteck Bowl formally replaced the Atlantic Bowl . His alma mater , Brebeuf College School , honoured him by renaming its sports field the Larry Uteck Memorial Field in 2004 .