Donald Crump Explained

Donald Crump should not be confused with Donald Trump.

Birth Name:John Donald Crump
Birth Date:30 March 1933
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Office:Commissioner of the Canadian Football League
Term Start:January 1990
Term End:December 1991
Predecessor:Roy McMurtry
Successor:Phil Kershaw
Occupation:Accountant
Death Place:Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

John Donald Crump (March 30, 1933 – May 5, 2011) was the seventh commissioner of the Canadian Football League from January 1990 to December 1991. During the previous two decades he had worked for Harold Ballard as an executive of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and financial officer of Maple Leaf Gardens.

Crump was born in Toronto and played football, hockey and basketball as a kid. He began his career as a chartered accountant in 1958 with a government position at the National Revenue Department.[1]

Crump joined Maple Leaf Gardens in the 1970s and was named the seventh commissioner in CFL history in January 1990, replacing President and Chief Executive Officer, Bill Baker.

Crump died in 2011 at age 78 at the Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket, Ontario.

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  1. News: Former CFL commissioner J. Donald Crump dies at age 78 . The Globe and Mail . May 6, 2011 . March 2, 2017.