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American gridiron football player (1923–1988)

John Kerns
Career information
Born:	(1923-06-17)June 17, 1923 Ashtabula, Ohio, U.S.
Died:	June 17, 1988(1988-06-17) (aged 65) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CFL status	American
Position(s)	Tackle
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career history
As player
1950–1951	Toronto Argonauts

Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champion (1950)

John Emery Kerns (June 17, 1923 – June 7, 1988) was a Canadian football player who played for the Toronto Argonauts. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1950. He played college football at Ohio University and also played with the Buffalo Bills of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). He died in 1988 on his 65th birthday while playing tennis, of a heart attack.

References

"John Kerns football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
OBITUARY John Kerns Former Argonaut tackle helped team win Grey Cup The Globe and Mail 20 June 1988: D.16.

v t e Philadelphia Eagles 1946 NFL draft selections
Leo Riggs Gordon Gray Walt Slater Felto Prewitt George Robotham Jim Lecture Ernie Lewis Al Vandeweghe Bill Iancelli Pat McHugh John Wingender Homer Paine John Kerns Buddy Hubard Allen Smith Bernie Millham Lawrence Mauss Dave Butcher Don Fabling George Feldman Ed Cameron Charley Steed Ed Grygiel Ben Raimondi Sam Bailey Bob Long Bill Fisher George Slusser John Itzel Larry Kirkman

v t e Green Bay Packers 1950 AAFC dispersal draft selections
Billy Grimes Alton Baldwin Homer Paine James Lukens Abner Wimberly Wilbur Volz John Kerns Ted Cook Jason Bailey Denny Crawford Carl Schuette Zygmont Czarobski Vic Schleich Paul Duke R. M. Patterson

v t e Toronto Argonauts 38th Grey Cup champions
Les Ascott Billy Bass Pete Bennett Fred Black Ulysses Curtis Jake Dunlap Al Dekdebrun Ed Hirsch Bud Fowler Frank Gnup Byron Karrys Joe Krol Don McKenzie Lorne Parkin John Kerns Pete Titanic Bill McCormick Johnny Shore Doug Smylie Rod Smylie Ted Toogood Nick Volpe Marv Whaley Jack Wedley Bob Westlake Arnie Stocks Don Scott Head coach: Frank Clair

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