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Jake Dunlap
View on WikipediaJohn Gerard "Jake" Dunlap[1] QC (August 18, 1925 – October 17, 2010) was a Canadian diplomat and former football player for the Toronto Argonauts of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union.[2] He was named the first Agent General of the Province of Ontario to the United States.[3]
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Biography
[edit]Dunlap was a football player for the Toronto Argonauts from 1949 to 1950, when he played 22 regular season and 3 playoff games. He played pro football for 11 seasons, and was selected as an All-Star in 1953.
He blocked a kick that led to the only touchdown in the 38th Grey Cup game, popularly known as the "Mud Bowl".
Dunlap later settled in his hometown, Ottawa, Ontario, and practiced law with his firm Dunlap Dunlap & McInenly. In 1968, he was named a Queen's Counsel.[3] In 1983, he was named the first Agent General of the Province of Ontario to the United States.[3] He retired back to Ottawa in 1988.[3]
He died on October 17, 2010, in hospital in Ottawa, Ontario.
Family
[edit]He was the son of Henry Joseph Dunlap MC, late Royal Canadian Engineers, of Scottish descent.[4] His brother, Frank Dunlap, was both a Canadian Football League and National Hockey League player, and his son, Fra' John T. Dunlap, is the 81st Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "John 'Jake' Gerard Dunlap". 31 December 2023.
- ^ CFLAPEDIA entry - Jake Dunlap
- ^ a b c d "John Dunlap". Ottawa Citizen Obituaries. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "John Gerard Dunlap". The Governor General of Canada.
- ^ "John Gerard Dunlap".
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