Don Knowles

Don Knowles
Date of birth c. 1927
Place of birth Sarnia, Ontario
Career information
Position(s) HB
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

  1. ↑ http://www.profootballarchives.com/1954wifubc.html
  2. ↑ FANBASE entry : Don Knowles
  3. ↑ Winnipeg Blue Bombers Alumni
  4. ↑ 1998 BC Lions Media Guide
  5. ↑ 1990 Inductees
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