Don Knowles
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| Place of birth: | Sarnia, Ontario |
| Career information | |
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| Position(s): | HB |
| College: | Sarnia Collegiate Institute and Technical School |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1946-50 1950-51 1953 1954 |
Sarnia Imperials Winnipeg Blue Bombers Sarnia Imperials BC Lions |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star: | 1949 |
| Awards: | 1949 - Imperial Oil Trophy |
Don "Sleepy" Knowles was an award winning and all-star halfback in the Ontario Rugby Football Union.[1]
Coming straight from high school, Knowles played for his hometown Sarnia Imperials from 1946 to 1950, with his finest season being 1949, when he was an all-star and won the Imperial Oil Trophy as OFRU most valuable player. He later played two seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers,[2] returned to Sarnia for a season, and finished his football career playing a game for the 1954 inaugural BC Lions team.[3]
In 1990 he was elected to the Sarnia Lambton Sports Hall of Fame.[4]
References [edit]
- ^ FANBASE entry : Don Knowles
- ^ Winnipeg Blue Bombers Alumni
- ^ 1998 BC Lions Media Guide
- ^ 1990 Inductees
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