John Blain (born February 1, 1955) is a former professional

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player with the

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's the

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. He attended

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, where he joined the rugby and football team. After playing college football at

San Jose State University San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) sy ...

, Blain spent his entire 11-year CFL career as an offensive lineman. He was named CFL All-Star in 1983, 1984 and 1985, and was a part of the Lions Grey Cup victory in 1985. He was the Principal at Ladysmith Secondary School on

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until the spring of 2009. Soon after, his occupation consisted of being a Principal at

Dover Bay Secondary School Dover Bay Secondary School is the largest public high school in Nanaimo, British Columbia. It was founded in 1992. In 2002, Dover Bay had 1860 students. In 2011, it was the recipient of the Staples (Canada) Staples Canada ULC, operating ...

until the summer of 2012.

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1955 births Living people San Jose State Spartans football players Players of Canadian football from British Columbia Canadian football offensive linemen BC Lions players Sportspeople from North Vancouver {{Canadianfootball-offensive-lineman-stub