Date of birth | February 15, 1928 |
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Place of birth | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada |
Date of death | 1999 (aged 70–71) |
Place of death | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada |
Career information | |
Position(s) | RB |
CJFL | Oshawa Red Raiders |
Career history | |
As player | |
1949 | Hamilton Wildcats |
1950 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Awards | 1949 - Gruen Trophy |
James Roy "Jimmy" Loreno (February 15, 1928 – 1999) was an award-winning Canadian Football League running back.
Coming from the junior ranks in Oshawa, he won the Gruen Trophy with the Hamilton Wildcats in 1949 as best rookie in the Big Four. [1] No official statistics were kept then, and only Canadian rookies were eligible for the award. [2]
In 1950 he was under contract to Winnipeg Blue Bombers but ended up returning to the newly renamed Hamilton Tiger-Cats for his final season. [3] He was enshrined in the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame in 1994, with the following testimonial: [4]
Date of birth | February 15, 1928 |
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Place of birth | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada |
Date of death | 1999 (aged 70–71) |
Place of death | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada |
Career information | |
Position(s) | RB |
CJFL | Oshawa Red Raiders |
Career history | |
As player | |
1949 | Hamilton Wildcats |
1950 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Awards | 1949 - Gruen Trophy |
James Roy "Jimmy" Loreno (February 15, 1928 – 1999) was an award-winning Canadian Football League running back.
Coming from the junior ranks in Oshawa, he won the Gruen Trophy with the Hamilton Wildcats in 1949 as best rookie in the Big Four. [1] No official statistics were kept then, and only Canadian rookies were eligible for the award. [2]
In 1950 he was under contract to Winnipeg Blue Bombers but ended up returning to the newly renamed Hamilton Tiger-Cats for his final season. [3] He was enshrined in the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame in 1994, with the following testimonial: [4]