What is Norman Kwong?
[[File:The Honourable Norman Kwong cropped-2.jpg|thumb|200px|Kwong in 2010]] '''Norman Lim Kwong''' (born '''Lim Kwong Yew'''; {{zh|c=林佐民}}; October 24, 1929 – September 3, 2016) was a [[Canadian football]] player, politician and businessman. He played in the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL) for the [[Calgary Stampeders]] (1948–1950) and [[Edmonton Eskimos]] (1951–1960). He won the [[Grey Cup]] four times during his career (1948, 1954, 1955 and 1956). He served as the [[List of lieutenant governors of Alberta|16th]] [[Lieutenant Governor of Alberta]] from January 2005 to May 2010. He was also part owner of the [[Calgary Flames]] for a time. Kwong was born in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]]. He was the son of [[Chinese people|Chinese]] immigrants from [[Taishan]], [[Guangdong]]. He was the first Canadian professional gridiron football player of Chinese heritage. Kwong died in Calgary on September 3, 2016, at the age of 86.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/former-lt-gov-norman-kwong-has-died/|title=Trailblazer Norman Kwong left 'extraordinary' legacy for Albertans|author=Seskus, Tony|date=September 4, 2016|access-date=March 31, 2020|newspaper=Calgary Herald}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} *[https://www.cfhof.ca/members/norman-normie-kwong/ Canadian Football Hall of Fame profile] {{Sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kwong, Norman}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Calgary Stampeders players]] [[Category:Canadian businesspeople]] [[Category:Edmonton Elks players]] [[Category:Politicians from Alberta]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Calgary]]