John George Metras (August 29, 1940 – June 30, 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 1965. He previously played football at the

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, where his father

John P. Metras John Pius Metras (April 8, 1909 – April 13, 1982) was an American coach of Canadian football and basketball. He led Western Mustangs football from 1940 to 1969, winning 110 games, eight Yates Cups, and three Churchill Bowls. He coached 157 p ...

coached. John G. Metras graduated from Western Ontario in 1964 with a

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degree and was called to the bar in 1966. His father was later inducted into the

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in 1980 as a builder. John Metras, Jr. was inducted into the Western Ontario Wall of Champions in 2013. He later worked as a lawyer. Metras died on June 30, 2020.

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