John Gough was a Canadian football player who played for the

Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...

. He played college football at the

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in the United States. Gough, who had gone to Alberta to drill for oil, signed for Edmonton in 1952.

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1920s births Possibly living people Edmonton Elks players Oklahoma Sooners football players Place of birth missing {{Canadianfootball-bio-stub