Roy Jokanovich | |
Birth Date: | October 27, 1934 |
Birth Place: | Alberta, Canada |
Death Place: | Vancouver, Canada |
Status: | Retired |
Import: | no |
Position1: | Offensive tackle |
Position2: | Guard |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lb: | 235 |
College: | University of British Columbia |
Playing Years1: | – |
Playing Team1: | Toronto Argonauts |
Playing Years2: | – |
Playing Team2: | Calgary Stampeders |
Radomir "Roy" Jokanovich (October 27, 1934 – August 6, 2007) was an offensive tackle and offensive guard in the Canadian Football League for the Toronto Argonauts and Calgary Stampeders from 1960 to 1964.
He was born as Radomir Jokanovich on October 27, 1934, to Serb father Miloš and Slovene mother Christine "Katerina" Jokanovich (née Matjašec).
After playing college football at the University of British Columbia, Roy Jokanovich joined the Toronto Argonauts in 1960.[1] Jokanovich was traded to the Calgary Stampeders in 1962 and stayed with them until 1964.[2] During that 3-year stretch, the Stampeders led the league in scoring in 1964 and 1963 and was second in 1962. A durable player, he never participated in fewer than 13 games in any year.
Jokanovich attended the Saint Michael the Archangel Serbian Orthodox Church in Vancouver.[3]
Jokanovich died on August 6, 2007, in Vancouver.[4] He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Burnaby.[4]