John Blain is a former professional Canadian football

Canadian football

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 player with the Canadian Football League

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's the BC Lions

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. He attended Carson Graham Secondary School

Carson Graham Secondary School

Carson Graham Secondary is a public high school in North Vancouver, British Columbia part of School District 44 North Vancouver.In 2009 Balmoral Junior Secondary School closed and the building on Mahon became the second campus to Carson Graham, to hold the grade 8, 9 and 10 classes while Carson...

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

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 at San Jose State University

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, 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

Grey Cup

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 victory in 1985.

He was the Principal at Ladysmith Secondary School

Ladysmith Secondary School

Located in the township of Ladysmith, British Columbia on Vancouver Island, Ladysmith Secondary School is one of seven secondary schools in School District No. 68 . With a student population of 762 students, the school services grade 8-12...

 on Vancouver Island

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 until the spring of 2009. Now his occupation is a Principal at Dover Bay Secondary School

Dover Bay Secondary School

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 on Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...