22 Facts About Norman Kwong

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Norman Kwong was an active businessman and politician being part owner of the Calgary Flames and serving as the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from January 2005 to May 2010.

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The son of Chinese immigrants from Taishan, Guangdong, Kwong was the first Canadian professional football player of Chinese heritage.

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Norman Kwong was the third Canadian of Chinese heritage to be appointed as a vice-regal in Canada, after David Lam and Adrienne Clarkson.

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Norman Kwong was born in Calgary, Alberta on October 24,1929, to a Chinese immigrant family.

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Norman Kwong won the Grey Cup four times during his career.

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Norman Kwong was a Western Conference all-star running back and three-time winner of the Eddie James Memorial Trophy, in 1951,1955 and 1956.

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Norman Kwong was named the Schenley Most Outstanding Canadian in 1955 and 1956.

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Norman Kwong was named Canadian Athlete of the Year in 1955.

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Norman Kwong was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1969, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975, the Edmonton Eskimos' Wall of Honour in 1983, the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1980, and the Calgary Stampeders' Wall of Fame in 2012.

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Norman Kwong set the CFL record for the most yards rushing by a Canadian in a season with 1,437 in the 1956 season.

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Norman Kwong was president and general manager of the Calgary Stampeders from 1988 to 1991, leading the team to a loss in the Grey Cup final in 1991.

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Between 1980 and 1994, Norman Kwong was a part owner of the Calgary Flames, having been one of the original group of six Calgary businessmen who bought and moved the NHL's Atlanta Flames hockey team to Calgary in 1980.

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The feat would later be matched by Wayne Gretzky, who in an interesting symmetry to Norman Kwong's achievement has his name on the Stanley Cup four times as a player and on the Grey Cup once as an owner.

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However, Kwong himself was defeated by longtime incumbent Arthur J Dixon who won by a 1,600 vote plurality.

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In 1988 Norman Kwong was made a member of the Order of Canada and served as the national chairman of the Canadian Consultative Council on Multiculturalism.

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Norman Kwong was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta on January 20,2005, replacing Lois Hole, who died in office on January 6,2005.

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Norman Kwong welcomed Queen Elizabeth II to Alberta in June 2005 on a visit commemorating Alberta's first 100 years in Canadian Confederation.

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Norman Kwong swore Ed Stelmach into office as the 13th Premier of Alberta on December 14,2006.

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Norman Kwong's term concluded on May 11,2010, and he was succeeded by Don Ethell.

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Norman Kwong married Mary Lee on March 26,1960, and together they had four sons: Gregory, Bradley, Martin, and Randall.

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Norman Kwong died in his sleep on September 3,2016, at the age of 86.

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Norman Kwong was survived by his wife, four sons, and ten grandchildren.