Ron Meadmore

Ron Meadmore
Born: (1933-12-26)December 26, 1933
Culross, Manitoba
Died: August 3, 2013(2013-08-03) (aged 79)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) E
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career history
As player
1955–1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards

Ron Hector Meadmore (December 26, 1933 – August 3, 2013) was a Canadian football player who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1958, 1959, 1961 and 1962.[1] He also played for three years with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Meadmore married Marion Ironquill, the first indigenous lawyer of Canada, in 1954.[2] After his football career, he was a farmer. He died in 2013.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=meadmron001
  2. ↑ "Native Lawyer Fights Stereotypes". Montreal, Canada: The Montreal Gazette. 14 July 1986. p. 8-B. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  3. ↑ http://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-205139/name-Ron_Meadmore/


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