Born: | Detroit, Michigan, US | August 29, 1940
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Died: | June 30, 2020 Ontario, Canada | (aged 79)
Career information | |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | C |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1964– 1965 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Career highlights and awards | |
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John George Metras QC (August 29, 1940 – June 30, 2020) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1965. [1] He previously played football at the University of Western Ontario, where his father Johnny Metras coached. John G. Metras graduated from Western Ontario in 1964 with a LL.B. degree and was called to the bar in 1966. His father was later inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1980 as a builder. [2] John Metras, Jr. was inducted into the Western Ontario Wall of Champions in 2013. [3] He later worked as a lawyer. [4] Metras died on June 30, 2020. [5]