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Huntsville Hawks senior team in the Ontario Lacrosse Association. Outside of sports, he ran a restaurant in Huntsville.
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in 1960, registering his fifth scoring title with 70 goals and 48 assists, while again leading his team to the Mann Cup tournament, won by Port Credit. He made it to the Mann Cup one last time in 1962 with New
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833:—
830:—
827:—
824:—
818:5
815:4
812:1
790:—
787:—
784:—
781:—
769:2
745:1
742:1
739:0
730:5
727:3
724:2
700:2
697:2
694:0
691:4
682:9
679:7
653:—
650:—
647:—
644:—
638:1
635:1
632:0
606:—
603:—
600:—
597:—
591:6
588:5
585:1
561:1
558:1
555:0
552:7
540:2
518:2
515:1
512:1
509:2
503:2
500:1
497:1
468:A
465:G
448:A
443:G
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