The youngest player ever to win the Grey Cup was Calgary Stampeder Normie Kwong, an 18-year-old fullback whose parents had immigrated from Canton, China, in the early 1900s. Born in Calgary, 1929, Normie was the first Chinese Canadian to play in the Canadian Football League. By the time he retired, 1960, Normie held over 30 CFL records, had won the Schenley Award, 1955 and 1956, as the CFL’s most outstanding Canadian player, and was voted Canada’s Athlete of the Year, 1955, beating out luminary runners-up such as Cliff Lumsden, Jackie Parker, Rocket Richard, and Stan Leonard. In 13 seasons, the 5'10", 170-pound fullback played in seven Grey Cup Finals, winning four. Nicknamed the “China Clipper,” both on and off the playing field, at the age of 69 years, Norman Kwong was awarded the Order of Canada, 1998. When he joined the CFL, 1948, it was one year after Chinese Canadians finally won the right to vote and one year after Ottawa had lifted a 24-year effective ban on Chinese immigration to Canada.  A tangible symbol of hope and dreams for the Chinese Canadian youth of his day, Normie has been an important role model throughout his life for immigrants of all walks and ways. From 1988-91, Normie was President and General Manager of his old team, the Calgary Stampeders. He was also co-owner of the National Hockey League’s Calgary Flames, 1989-94, during which time the Flames won the Stanley Cup, making Norman Kwong, C.M., the only Canadian to win both the Grey and Stanley Cups. In this view, Normie Kwong lunges forward for the Edmonton Eskimos, early 1950s. In his 13-year career as a fullback, Normie Kwong, inset, plunged and ran for 9,022 yards. [Photo, courtesy Normie Kwong]