Jack Gray (Canadian football)

{{Short description|Canadian football player}}

{{Infobox CFL player

|name=John 'Jack' Gray

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|birth_date= May 16, 1927

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|death_date= March 30, 2018 (aged 91)

|death_place= Pembroke, Ontario, Canada

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|Height_ft=5

|Height_in=10

|Weight_lbs=170

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|position1=End

|position2=Halfback

|career_highlights=

• Grey Cup champion ({{CFL Year|1952}})

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|playing_years1={{CFL Year|1951}}–{{CFL Year|1953}}

|playing_team1= Toronto Argonauts

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John "Jack" Gray (May 16, 1927 – March 30, 2018) was a Canadian football player who played for the Toronto Argonauts. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1952.{{cite web| url = http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=grayjac002| title = Jack Gray football statistics on StatsCrew.com}} He also attended and played football at the University of Toronto. After his football career, Jack moved to Deep River, Ontario where he had a long career as a teacher at Mackenzie High School and Superintendent of the Renfrew County School Board.{{cite web |title=RIP: Jack Gray |url=https://northrenfrewtimes.ca/notices/rip-jack-gray/ |website=North Renfrew Times |date=11 April 2018 |access-date=1 October 2020}} Jack was also the first principal of the Deep River Science Academy. He died in March 2018 at the age of 91.{{cite web|url=https://www.nevillefuneralhome.ca/book-of-memories/3467131/Gray-John/obituary.php|title=Obituary for John "Jack" Gray|publisher=Neville Funeral Home|access-date=26 July 2019}}