John George Crncich (February 8, 1925 – October 27, 2019) was a

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champion

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player. He played offensive center. A native Croatian, Crncich played football with

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High School, and later attended

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, both in Montreal. He won the

with the champion

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team in 1944. He was a player with the

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and in 1946 played one game with the

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. He finished his football career playing 2 seasons for the Sarnia Imperials. He died on October 27, 2019.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Crncich, John 1925 births Sportspeople from Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Toronto Argonauts players McGill Redbirds football players McGill University alumni Ontario Rugby Football Union players Croatian emigrants to Canada 2019 deaths St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy football players Yugoslav emigrants to Canada