John Metras | |
Birth Date: | 29 August 1940 |
Birth Place: | Detroit, Michigan, US |
Death Place: | Ontario, Canada |
Import: | no |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lbs: | 235 |
Position1: | Centre |
Career Highlights: |
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Playing Years1: | - |
Playing Team1: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
John George Metras (August 29, 1940 – June 30, 2020) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1965.[1] He previously played football at the University of Western Ontario, where his father Johnny Metras coached. John G. Metras graduated from Western Ontario in 1964 with a LL.B. degree and was called to the bar in 1966. His father was later inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1980 as a builder.[2] John Metras, Jr. was inducted into the Western Ontario Wall of Champions in 2013.[3] He later worked as a lawyer.[4] Metras died on June 30, 2020.[5]