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    John and Victor (Vic) Emery

     John Emery, bobsledder (b at Montréal 4 Jan 1932) and Vic Emery, bobsledder (b at Montréal 28 June 1933).

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    John Barrow

    John Barrow, football player (b at Delray Beach, Fla 31 Oct 1935).

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    Johnny Bright

    John Dee Bright, football player, teacher (born 11 June 1930 in Fort Wayne, Indiana; died 14 December 1983 in Edmonton, AB). Johnny Bright was one of the most talented running backs in Canadian Football League (CFL) history. A top college player in the United States, he was severely injured during an NCAA game in 1951 in a racially motivated attack. He was drafted into the NFL in 1952 but accepted an offer from the Calgary Stampeders instead. Bright played 13 seasons (1952–64) in the CFL with the Stampeders and Edmonton Eskimos (now Edmonton Elks). He won three Grey Cups and was the first Black player to be named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player. Bright holds Edmonton franchise records for most rushing yards in a career (9,966) and in a season (1,722 in 1958). He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, the US College Football Hall of Fame and the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame.

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    John Dickerson Parker

    John Dickerson "Jackie" Parker, football player (b at Knoxville, Tennessee (US) 1 January 1932; d at Edmonton, Alta 7 Nov 2006). Nicknamed "Ol' Spaghetti Legs," Jackie Parker is considered to be the most successful player in the CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE's history.

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    John Sopinka

    John Sopinka, Supreme Court justice, lawyer, social advocate, author, football player, violinist (born 19 March 1933 in Broderick, SK; died 24 November 1997 in Ottawa, ON). John Sopinka played in the Canadian Football League while studying law at the University of Toronto. As a prominent litigation attorney, he represented Ukrainian Canadians in national and international commissions and handled other influential cases. In 1988, he became the first Ukrainian Canadian appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

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    John Stanton

    John Stanton, entrepreneur, runner (b 29 Dec 1948, Tofield, Alta). John Stanton is Canada's best-known expert on recreational running, and through his business, Running Room Ltd, he has advocated for improved health and fitness through simple changes in lifestyle that include increased activity.

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    Johnny Longden

    John Eric Longden, jockey (born 14 Feb 1907 in Wakefield, England; died 14 February 2003 in Banning, California). Known as “the pumper” for his ability to ride a horse to its best possible performance, Johnny Longden enjoyed a distinguished career (1927–66) that many regard as one of the finest in Thoroughbred racing history. He retired at age 59 as the winningest jockey in the history of the sport, with 6,032 wins and a career winning percentage of 18.6. He is one of 12 jockeys to win the Triple Crown and the only person in history to both ride and train a Kentucky Derby winner. He is a member of the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame & Museum, Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame  and the US National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame.

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    Jon Cornish

    Jonathan Michael Cornish, football player, financier, university administrator (born 5 November 1984 in New Westminster, BC). One of the best running backs in Canadian Football League (CFL) history, Jon Cornish played nine seasons with the Calgary Stampeders (2007–15). A three-time CFL All-Star (2012, 2013, 2014), Cornish won the CFL Most Outstanding Player award (2013), the CFL’s Most Outstanding Canadian award (2012, 2013, 2014) and the Northern Star Award as Canada’s top athlete (2013). He won two Grey Cups with the Stampeders (2008 and 2014) and was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2019. He currently works in finance and was named chancellor of the University of Calgary in 2022.

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    Jonathan (Jon) Riley Montgomery

    Jonathan (Jon) Montgomery, skeleton racer (b at Russell, Man 6 May 1979). Jon Montgomery is an Olympic gold medal winning skeleton racer. 

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  • Macleans

    Jordan Retires

    Maybe Michael Jordan knew it would be his last shot.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on January 25, 1999

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    Jos Montferrand

    Jos Montferrand (b at Montréal 1802; died at Montréal 1864). Jos Montferrand was a French Canadian of legendary strength who lived in the Ottawa-Montréal region in the early 19th century. His exploits are enshrined in the folklore of the region.

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    Joseph Krol

    Joseph (Joe King) Krol, football player (born 20 February 1919 in Hamilton, ON; died 16 December 2008 in Toronto, ON).

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    Joseph Wright Sr

    Joseph Wright, Sr, oarsman (b at Toronto 13 Jan 1864; d there 18 Oct 1950). In 1950 Wright was named Canada's outstanding oarsman of the half-century. In 1885 he stroked a Toronto Argonaut crew to victory at the US Nationals.

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    Julius Gustav Albert Schneider

    Julius Gustav Albert Schneider, "Bert," boxer (b at Cleveland, Ohio 1 July 1897). Schneider's family moved to Montréal when he was 9 and he took up boxing in high school. He later joined the Montreal Amateur Athletic Assn and became its welterweight champion.

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    Kaetlyn Osmond

    Kaetlyn Osmond, figure skater (born 5 December 1995 in Marystown, NL). Figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond has competed at two Olympic Winter Games, winning bronze in women’s figure skating (2018) and gold (2018) and silver (2014) in the team event. In 2018, she won gold at the World Figure Skating Championships, becoming the first Canadian women’s world champion in 45 years. She has also been Canadian champion (2013, 2014, 2017), has won gold medals at several international events, including Skate Canada International and the Nebelhorn Trophy.

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