Birth Date: | August 18, 1925 |
Birth Place: | Ottawa, Ontario |
Death Place: | Ottawa, Ontario |
Position1: | Tackle |
Playing Years1: | 1944 |
Playing Team1: | Ottawa Trojans |
Playing Years2: | 1945–48 |
Playing Team2: | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Playing Years3: | 1949–50 |
Playing Team3: | Toronto Argonauts |
Playing Years4: | 1951 |
Playing Team4: | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Playing Years5: | 1952 |
Playing Team5: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Playing Years6: | 1953–54 |
Playing Team6: | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Cflallstar: | 1953 |
Honors: | 1950, 1951 - Grey Cup champion |
John Gerard Dunlap[1] (August 18, 1925 – October 17, 2010) was a Canadian football player for the Toronto Argonauts of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union from 1949 to 1950, when he played 22 regular season and 3 playoff games. He played pro football for 11 seasons, and was selected as an All-Star in 1953.[2]
Dunlap blocked a kick that led to the only touchdown in the 38th Grey Cup game, popularly known as the "Mud Bowl".
Dunlap later settled in his hometown, Ottawa, Ontario, and practiced law with his firm Dunlap Dunlap & McInenly. He died on October 17, 2010, in hospital in Ottawa, Ontario. His brother Frank Dunlap was both a Canadian Football League and National Hockey League player.