Johnny Fripp
Canadian football player and skier
John Downing Fripp (February 11, 1921 – March 24, 2022) was a Canadian skier and football player. He was a skier between 1927 and 1960 and played football in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU) (now CFL East Division) and Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) between 1941 and 1947.
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.png) Fripp in the 1940s | |
| Born: | February 11, 1921 Ottawa, Ontario |
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| Died: | March 24, 2022 (aged 101) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Back/flying wing |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| University | none |
| High school | Lisgar (ON) Glebe (ON) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1941 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| 1943 | Lachine Fliers |
| 1945 | Montreal Hornets |
| 1946–1947 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| 1947 | Ottawa Trojans |
Fripp died on March 24, 2022 in Ottawa, Ontario at the age of 101.[1]
References
change- ↑ Egan, Kelly (March 25, 2022). "'It was very profound' — buried, unconscious skier reunites with rescuers". Ottawa Citizen.
Johnny Fripp, the oldest alumni of the Ottawa Rough Riders and possibly the entire Canadian Football League, has died at the age of 101.
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