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Roy Jokanovich

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Roy Jokanovich
Born:(1934-10-27)October 27, 1934
Alberta, Canada
Died:August 6, 2007(2007-08-06) (aged 72)
Vancouver, Canada
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL statusNational
Position(s)OT, G
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight235 lb (107 kg)
CollegeUniversity of British Columbia
Career history
As player
19601961Toronto Argonauts
19621964Calgary Stampeders

Radomir "Roy" Jokanovich (October 27, 1934 – August 6, 2007) was an offensive tackle and offensive guard in the Canadian Football League for the Toronto Argonauts and Calgary Stampeders from 1960 to 1964.

Biography

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He was born as Radomir Jokanovich on October 27, 1934, to Serb father Miloš and Slovene mother Christine "Katerina" Jokanovich (née Matjašec).

After playing college football at the University of British Columbia, Roy Jokanovich joined the Toronto Argonauts in 1960.[1] Jokanovich was traded to the Calgary Stampeders in 1962 and stayed with them until 1964.[2] During that 3-year stretch, the Stampeders led the league in scoring in 1964 and 1963 and was second in 1962. A durable player, he never participated in fewer than 13 games in any year.

Jokanovich attended the Saint Michael the Archangel Serbian Orthodox Church in Vancouver.[3]

Jokanovich died on August 6, 2007, in Vancouver.[4] He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Burnaby.[4]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=jokanroy001 Football statistics
  2. ^ 1963 Post cereal football card
  3. ^ "O crkvi" (in Serbian). Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church (Edmonton). 13 April 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Roy (Radomir) Jokanovich". Legacy.com. 6 August 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2022.