John DeGruchy explained

John DeGruchy
Birth Date:15 December 1860
Birth Place:London, UK
Death Place:Toronto
Administrating Years1:1900–1935
Administrating Team1:Ontario Rugby Football Union
Administrating Years2:1925, 1930, 1935
Administrating Team2:Canadian Rugby Union
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Cfhofyear:1963

John DeGruchy (December 15, 1860January 23, 1940) was the president of the Ontario Rugby Football Union for 25 years, and he promoted the Thanksgiving Day Classic between the Sarnia Imperials and the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.

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