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.[1]
 Porter in 1928. | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | John Chester Porter | |||||||||||
| Born | January 21, 1904 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||
| Died | August 6, 1997 (aged 93) Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||
| Sport | Ice hockey | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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[2] and the University of Toronto Schools Hall of Fame in 2021.[3]
References
edit- ^ "John "Red" Porter -- Biography". Olympic Games. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "University of Toronto Hall of Fame". Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "UTS Community -- Awards and Honours". Retrieved 15 October 2024.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- John Porter at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-04-15)
- John Chester "Red" Porter at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-06-06)
- John Chester "Jack" Porter at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- John Porter at Olympics.com
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