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John Porter

1904 - 1997

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John Chester "Red" Porter (January 21, 1904 – August 6, 1997) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics. He captained the University of Toronto Grads, the Canadian 1927 Allan Cup champions that won the gold medal in 1928, where Porter was Canada's opening-ceremonies flagbearer. Porter would go on to coach the University of Toronto hockey team from 1928 to 1931. He was inducted into the University of Toronto Hall of Fame in 2004 and the University of Toronto Schools Hall of Fame in 2021. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Porter is the 1,973rd most popular athlete (down from 1,836th in 2019), the 643rd most popular biography from Canada (down from 623rd in 2019) and the 37th most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Porter ranks 1,973 out of 6,025. Before him are Robert Ouko, Antonina Lazareva, Bronisław Malinowski, Yevgeni Mayorov, Aleksey Spiridonov, and William Dickey. After him are Uroš Marović, Frank Amyot, Marek Dąbrowski, Jan Kowalczyk, Wang Junxia, and Boris Shukhov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, John Porter ranks 325. Before him are Alexander Afinogenov, Antonio Janni, Laura La Plante, Gordon Hodgson, Philip Hall, and Lillian Copeland. After him are Frank Amyot, Patsy Ruth Miller, Clemente Yerovi, George Brent, Kay Johnson, and Jennison Heaton. Among people deceased in 1997, John Porter ranks 287. Before him are Albert Heremans, James Goldsmith, Rawya Ateya, James Dickey, Yevgeni Mayorov, and Guillermo Díaz. After him are Leni Junker, Magda Gabor, Mikhail Anikushin, Mario Velarde, Basri Dirimlili, and Red Skelton.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, John Porter ranks 643 out of 1,622. Before him are Anne Dorval (1960), Ross Cuthbert (1892), Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin (1849), Guy Delisle (1966), Martin Kamen (1913), and Ken Kirzinger (1959). After him are Frank Amyot (1904), Suzanne Clément (1969), George Cloutier (1876), Ken Dryden (1947), Cathleen Synge Morawetz (1923), and Kathleen Robertson (1973).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, John Porter ranks 37. Before him are Ernest Hamilton (1883), Mary Frizzell (1913), Eva Dawes (1912), Harold McMunn (1902), Cyril Slater (1896), and Hayley Wickenheiser (1978). After him are Frank Amyot (1904), George Cloutier (1876), Aileen Meagher (1910), Calvin Bricker (1884), Lorne Loomer (1937), and Frank Saker (1907).

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