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John David Kinch (December 20, 1954 – December 23, 2022) was an American gridiron football running back and fullback who played five seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Rough Riders and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He played college football at Youngstown State and is an inductee to their hall of fame. He later served as a coach.

Early life and education

Kinch was born on December 20, 1954, in Hamilton, Ontario. He attended Sir Winston Churchill High School and Sir Wilfrid Laurier High School, earning the city excellence award at the former for his talents in baseball and bowling. Kinch was given a football scholarship by Youngstown State University and enrolled at the school in 1973. He recorded his first start on the football team as a true freshman, recording 89 rushing yards against Eastern Illinois. As a sophomore, Kinch helped Youngstown State to an 8–1 regular season record, while rushing for a school-record 1,078 yards and a team-leading nine touchdowns. He went on to play two more seasons, and finished as the all-time leading rusher at the school with 2,306 yards; he has since been surpassed by seven. At the end of his senior season, Kinch was selected to play in the Ohio Shrine Bowl.

Professional career

Kinch was chosen as a territorial exemption player by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 1977 CFL Draft. As a rookie, he appeared in 15 games, missing only one, but only recorded one rush for no yards and one reception for 11 yards. He appeared in six games for Hamilton in 1978, posting 22 rushes for 103 yards and 16 receptions for 109 yards, scoring three touchdowns. In August 1978, he was traded to the Toronto Argonauts, whom he played eight games for, running 21 times for 82 yards, along with eight catches for 14 yards. Kinch signed a two-year contract with Toronto in March 1979, but was released the following June.

In July 1979, Kinch was signed by the Ottawa Rough Riders, and scored a touchdown in his debut on a three-yard reception. He was released early in August, after having appeared in just three games. He recorded two catches for 19 yards and a touchdown along with two kick returns for 52 yards with the Rough Riders; those were his only statistics.

After being released by Ottawa, Kinch signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Early in his professional football career, Kinch also worked as a mail carrier.

Later life and death

References

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