Johnny Sopinka

Bio

Full name: John Sopinka

Preferred name: Johnny

Born: March 19, 1933 in Broderick, SK

Died: Nov. 24, 1997 (Obituary)

Drafted in 1955 as HB by TOR
22nd overall (2nd position in 6th round) from Toronto (UofT).

Last Season (1957) Vitals:
  • Height: 5′ 11″
  • Weight: 170 lbs
  • Position: HB
  • Jersey: #87

Resources, Notes and Discrepencies

John Sopinka: 1933-1997

Relations
  • Nick Sopinka (Sibling)
Amateur Programs
  • Toronto (UofT)
  • Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jr.
Programs listed in descending order attended. Help complete the database by providing high school, junior and college participation or corrections.
3 Season Career

Active years: 1955–1957
Active teams (2):

  • TOR 1955–1957
  • MTL 1957

35 career games (See notes for restrictions)

  • 35 regular season games
Season/Team Position Jersey Regular
GP		 Playoff
GP		 Grey Cup
GP
3 seasons (2 teams)
(Rank: T2896th,
75th percentile,
3 CFL seasons)		 35
(Rank: T3708th,
68th percentile,
35 CFL games)		 0 0
1955 TOR HB 92 11 -- 0
1956 TOR DB, HB 92 14 -- 0
1957 TOR HB 92 2 -- 0
  MTL HB 87 8 -- 0
  1957 Total (2 Teams)     10 -- 0