Larry Kwong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian ice hockey player
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Place of Birth: Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
About Larry Kwong
- Lawrence Kwong (born Eng Kai Geong (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Wú Qiguang) June 17, 1923 – March 15, 2018) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and businessman.
- He is known as the first person of Asian ancestry to play in the National Hockey League (NHL), and the first player to break hockey's color barrier.
- Of Cantonese extraction, he was also the first NHL player from Vernon, British Columbia, and the Okanagan region.
- Kwong's nicknames included the "China Clipper" (a name later used for CFL player Normie Kwong) and "King Kwong".
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