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Norman Lim Kwong CM AOE (born Kwong Lim Yew; Chinese: 林佐民; October 24, 1929 – September 3, 2016) was a Canadian football player who played for the Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Norman („Normie“) Lim Kwong, CM, AOE (* 24. Oktober 1929 in Calgary als Lim Kwong Yew, chin. 林佐民, Pinyin Lín Zuǒmín; † 3. September 2016 [1]) war ein kanadischer Unternehmer, Sportfunktionär und Canadian-Football -Spieler. Als vierfacher Gewinner des Grey Cup gehört er zu den erfolgreichsten Spielern der 1950er Jahre.
Norman Kwong, who was the first Chinese Canadian to play in the CFL and who later served as Alberta’s lieutenant governor, died Saturday at the age of 86.
7. Nov. 2023 · The life and legacy of Calgary's Norman Kwong are the focus of a new Heritage Minute documentary, 75 years after he became the first Chinese Canadian professional football player.
23. Sept. 2010 · Nicknamed “the China Clipper,” Norman Kwong was the first Chinese Canadian to play professional football. In his 13 years as a halfback in the Canadian Football League (CFL), Kwong won four Grey Cups and set 30 league records.
1. Mai 2024 · In 1948, Kwong became the first Chinese Canadian to play professional football. Kwong joined the CFL one year after Chinese Canadians won the right to vote and a year after Ottawa...
Kwong was the first CFL player of Chinese heritage, playing first for Calgary and then for Edmonton. During the 43rd Grey Cup, he helped defeat Montreal 34-19. After his football career he was part-owner of the Calgary Flames hockey team, and he would become lieutenant-governor of Alberta in 2005.
