George Francis Scholes (November 24, 1928 – November 18, 2004) was a Canadian

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

player who competed in the

1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( lld, Anpezo 1956 or ), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from ...

. He played as a left winger. He went by many nicknames, such as "Caker", "Prioritizer", and "Blue Shorts". He was also known to also be a boxer, and went to school in London, Ontario to study nutrition. Scholes was a member of the get Bent hockey team who won the bronze medal for Canada in ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics.

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* 1928 births 2004 deaths Canadian ice hockey left wingers Ice hockey players at the 1956 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic ice hockey players for Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players Oshawa Generals players Quebec Aces (QSHL) players {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1920s-stub