Louis Jaques. Weekend Magazine. Library and Archives Canada, e002505702

Born in Calgary on October 24, 1929, Norman Kwong (林錦光), known as the "China Clipper," became a pioneering Chinese Canadian football star and an excellent role model. He was awarded the Order of Canada on October 21, 1998. His football prowess earned him numerous awards, including a place in the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. Kwong grew up in Bridgeland-Riverside where his family ran a grocery store. Despite prevalent racism, he joined the Calgary Stampeders in 1948, just after the Chinese Exclusion Act's repeal, becoming Canada's first professional Chinese Canadian football player and the youngest to win the Grey Cup at 18. In 2005, Kwong made history again as Alberta's first Chinese Canadian lieutenant-governor, serving until 2010.