Norman Kwong, who was the first Chinese Canadian to play in the CFL and who later served as Alberta's lieutenant governor, died Saturday at the age of 86. Kwong was a personable and good-natured man who regaled banquet crowds with humorous stories about his 13-year football career with the Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampeders. The China Clipper continued his heroics in the 1955 Grey Cup against the Montreal Alouettes in Vancouver, setting records with his 30 carries and 145 yards rushing. He was selected all-Canadian five times and voted to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1969. His 192 yards rushing in a single game stood for 45 years until it was broken by Sean Millington in 1999.

Source: Huffington Post September 03, 2016 21:27 UTC