John Cimba

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John Cimba
Born:c. 1942 (age 8182)
Grimsby, Ontario
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) HB/LB
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career history
As player
1964 1967 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career highlights and awards

John E. Cimba (born c. 1942) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1965 and 1967. [1] He played college football at the University of Buffalo. He is a member of the University of Buffalo Hall of Fame, inducted in 1988. Draft candidate of The Green Bay Packers, played 4 years with The Hamilton Tiger Cats of the Canadian Football League as outside linebacker and fullback, later ran a brokerage firm and owner of several businesses in Toronto. [2]

In a business started by his father he developed as owner 7 plants with over 100 stores in the Retail Business. In addition he developed over 200 sales force in direct marketing. Owner of several businesses. As a resident of Florida he owns a successful business brokerage firm The Business Exchange of Florida www.TBXflorida.com

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References

  1. "John Cimba football statistics wi StatsCrew.com".
  2. "John e. Cimba | UB Alumni Association". Archived from the original on 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2014-09-14.