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'''Don "Sleepy" Knowles''' (born c. 1927) was an award winning and all-star [[Halfback (Canadian football)|halfback]] in the [[Ontario Rugby Football Union]].<ref>http://www.profootballarchives.com/1954wifubc.html</ref><ref>[http://www.fanbase.com/1-Don-Knowles FANBASE entry : Don Knowles]</ref> |
'''Don "Sleepy" Knowles''' (born c. 1927) was an award winning and all-star [[Halfback (Canadian football)|halfback]] in the [[Ontario Rugby Football Union]].<ref>http://www.profootballarchives.com/1954wifubc.html</ref><ref>[http://www.fanbase.com/1-Don-Knowles FANBASE entry : Don Knowles] {{wayback|url=http://www.fanbase.com/1-Don-Knowles |date=20141221004156 }}</ref> |
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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 [[Ontario Rugby Football Union#Imperial Oil Trophy - Most Valuable Player|Imperial Oil Trophy]] as OFRU most valuable player. He later played two seasons with the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]],<ref>[http://www.bomberalumni.com/index.cfm?pageID=77&category=K Winnipeg Blue Bombers Alumni]</ref> returned to Sarnia for a season, and finished his football career playing a game for the 1954 inaugural [[BC Lions]] team.<ref>1998 BC Lions Media Guide</ref> |
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 [[Ontario Rugby Football Union#Imperial Oil Trophy - Most Valuable Player|Imperial Oil Trophy]] as OFRU most valuable player. He later played two seasons with the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]],<ref>[http://www.bomberalumni.com/index.cfm?pageID=77&category=K Winnipeg Blue Bombers Alumni]</ref> returned to Sarnia for a season, and finished his football career playing a game for the 1954 inaugural [[BC Lions]] team.<ref>1998 BC Lions Media Guide</ref> |
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| Date of birth | c. 1927 |
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| Place of birth | Sarnia, Ontario |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | HB |
| US college | Sarnia Collegiate Institute and Technical School |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1946–50 | Sarnia Imperials |
| 1950–51 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 1953 | Sarnia Imperials |
| 1954 | BC Lions |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1949 |
| Awards | 1949 - Imperial Oil Trophy |
Don "Sleepy" Knowles (born c. 1927) was an award winning and all-star halfback in the Ontario Rugby Football Union.[1][2]
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,[3] returned to Sarnia for a season, and finished his football career playing a game for the 1954 inaugural BC Lions team.[4]
In 1990 he was elected to the Sarnia Lambton Sports Hall of Fame.[5]
References
- ^ http://www.profootballarchives.com/1954wifubc.html
- ^ FANBASE entry : Don Knowles Archived 2014-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Winnipeg Blue Bombers Alumni
- ^ 1998 BC Lions Media Guide
- ^ 1990 Inductees