Johnny Shore Explained

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:
  • Grey Cup champion
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]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=shorejoh001 Just Sports Stats: Johnny Shore
  2. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/917589/bill-briggs-argos-1949/ The Ottawa Journal, 28 October 1949, pg. 24
  3. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72554889/the-ottawa-citizen/ The Ottawa Citizen, 11 June 1949, pg. 17
  4. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72554854/the-ottawa-citizen/ The Ottawa Citizen, 29 April 1943, pg. 20
  5. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72554874/the-ottawa-citizen/ The Ottawa Citizen, 13 April 1944, pg. 2
  6. https://goravens.ca/news/2020/09/fb-johnny-shore-becomes-first-ravens-football-player-to-make-pro-debut-on-this-day-49/ Ravens News: Johnny Shore Becomes First Ravens Football Player to Make Pro Debut in ’49
  7. News: Deaths. March 23, 1973. Globe and Mail. 43. Toronto, Ontario.