About John Metras
Lived 1941 – 2020 (aged 78–79). John Metras was a Canadian canadian football player.
John George Metras (August 29, 1940 – June 30, 2020) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1965. He previously played football at the University of Western Ontario, where his father John P. Metras coached. John G. Metras graduated from Western Ontario in 1964 with a LL.B. degree and was called to the bar in 1966. His father was later inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1980 as a builder. John Metras, Jr. was inducted into the Western Ontario Wall of Champions in 2013. He later worked as a lawyer. Metras died on June 30, 2020.
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Who was John Metras?
Canadian football player
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John Metras was born in 1941 in Detroit.
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John Metras died on 30 June 2020.
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John Metras was a canadian football player.
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John Metras was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John Metras. https://biography.guide/john-metras/
MLA: "John Metras." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/john-metras/.
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