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John David Kinch was a Canadian football player who was a running back and fullback for five seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Rough Riders and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He played college football in the United States at Youngstown State and is an inductee to their hall of fame. He later served as a coach.
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- ↑ "Jack Morneau football Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ↑ 1952 Parkhurst CFL Football Card John Morneau Ottawa Rough Riders
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