About Don Knowles
Lived 1927 – 2017 (aged 89–90). Don Knowles was a Canadian canadian football player.
Donald Gordon "Sleepy" Knowles (1927 – October 19, 2017) was a halfback in the Ontario Rugby Football Union.
Coming straight from high school, Knowles played for his hometown Sarnia Imperials from 1946 to 1950, with his finest season being 1949, when he was an all-star and won the Imperial Oil Trophy as OFRU most valuable player. He later played two seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, returned to Sarnia for a season, and finished his football career playing a game for the 1954 inaugural BC Lions team.
In 1990 he was elected to the Sarnia Lambton Sports Hall of Fame. He died in 2017.
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Who was Don Knowles?
Canadian football player
When was Don Knowles born?
Don Knowles was born in 1927 in Sarnia.
When did Don Knowles die?
Don Knowles died on 19 October 2017 in Toronto.
What was Don Knowles's occupation?
Don Knowles was a canadian football player.
What nationality was Don Knowles?
Don Knowles was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Don Knowles. https://biography.guide/don-knowles-canadian-football-player/
MLA: "Don Knowles." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/don-knowles-canadian-football-player/.
Chicago: "Don Knowles." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/don-knowles-canadian-football-player/.
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