John Stroppa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian football player
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Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
About John Stroppa
- John Stroppa (January 2, 1926 – May 7, 2017) was an award-winning halfback who played in the Canadian Football League for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1949 to 1951. A native of Winnipeg, Stroppa took the league by storm in 1949, being the surprise winner of the Dr.
- Beattie Martin Trophy for Canadian rookie of the year in the west.
- He also played in the famed Mud Bowl, the 1950 Grey Cup but retired after a serious mid-season kidney injury in 1951.After his playing days Stroppa moved to Edmonton because of his job, and took up amateur officiating.
- He then became one of the few professional players to become a CFL referee, working 250 games in 15 years, after which he became the CFL's supervisor of officials for another 11 years.
- He died in Edmonton on May 7, 2017.
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