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Johnny Fripp

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Johnny Fripp
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Fripp in the 1940s
Born:(1921-02-11)February 11, 1921
Ottawa, Ontario
Died:March 24, 2022(2022-03-24) (aged 101)
Ottawa, Ontario
Career information
Position(s)Back/flying wing
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Universitynone
High schoolLisgar (ON)
Glebe (ON)
Career history
As player
1941Ottawa Rough Riders
1943Lachine Fliers
1945Montreal Hornets
1946–1947Ottawa Rough Riders
1947Ottawa Trojans

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.

Fripp died on March 24, 2022 in Ottawa, Ontario at the age of 101.[1]

References

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  1. 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.