Johnny Shore | |
Birth Date: | c. 1924 |
Death Place: | London, Ontario, Canada |
Import: | no |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lbs: | 205 |
Position1: | Centre |
Position2: | Guard |
Career Highlights: |
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Playing Years1: | - |
Playing Team1: | Toronto Argonauts |
John William Shore (c. 1924 – March 21, 1973), better known as Johnny Shore, was a Canadian football player who played for the Toronto Argonauts. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1950.[1] He had previously played football for the Toronto Varsity Blues at the University of Toronto.[2]
Prior to university, Shore attended the Glebe Collegiate Institute in Ottawa before enrolling in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.[3] [4] [5] He withdrew from active service aged 21 in order to play for the Carleton Ravens, before transferring to the University of Toronto.[6] He later moved to London, Ontario and died in March 1973.[7]