William Douglas Lionel Graham (November 15, 1935 – January 2, 2020) was a

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player who played for the

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. He won the

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with them in 1953 and 1957. Graham previously played football with the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, and was educated at St. Andre's College. He was chairman of the Sources of Knowledge Forum of the Bruce Peninsula. Previously he was a manager, president, and eventually majority owner of University Scholarships of Canada. He lived on the Bruce Peninsula and in

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. Graham died on January 2, 2020.

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