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Ron Meadmore

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Ron Meadmore
Born:(1933-12-26)December 26, 1933
Culross, Manitoba
Died:August 3, 2013(2013-08-03) (aged 79)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)E
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career history
As player
19551965Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards

Ron Hector Meadmore (December 26, 1933 – August 3, 2013) was a Canadian football player who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1958, 1959, 1961 and 1962.[1] He also played for three years with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Meadmore married Marion Ironquill, the first indigenous lawyer of Canada, in 1954.[2] After his football career, he was a farmer. He died in 2013.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Ron Meadmore football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  2. ^ "Native Lawyer Fights Stereotypes". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal, Canada. 14 July 1986. p. 8-B. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  3. ^ "MEADMORE RON - Obituaries - Winnipeg Free Press Passages".