Jake Dunlap
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Jake Dunlap was a football player for the Toronto Argonauts
of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union from 1949 to 1950, when he played 22 regular season and 3 playoff games. Dunlap is, perhaps, best remembered for blocking a kick that led to the only touchdown in the 38th Grey Cup
game, popularly known as the "Mud Bowl".
Dunlap later settled in Ottawa
, Ontario
, and practised law with his firm Dunlap Dunlap & McInenly. He died on October 17, 2010, in hospital in Ottawa, Ontario. He was predeceased by his wife, Dena, and is survived by his son John and his daughter Joanne.
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...
of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union from 1949 to 1950, when he played 22 regular season and 3 playoff games. Dunlap is, perhaps, best remembered for blocking a kick that led to the only touchdown in the 38th Grey Cup
38th Grey Cup
The 38th Grey Cup, played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto on November 25, 1950, before 27,101 fans, also known as the Mud Bowl, was the Canadian football championship game played between the Toronto Argonauts and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers...
game, popularly known as the "Mud Bowl".
Dunlap later settled in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, and practised law with his firm Dunlap Dunlap & McInenly. He died on October 17, 2010, in hospital in Ottawa, Ontario. He was predeceased by his wife, Dena, and is survived by his son John and his daughter Joanne.