The Honourable Normie Kwong passed away Saturday Sept 3 at the age of 86. 

The native Calgarian born on October 24, 1929 was the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta serving from 2005-2010 and had a long history of greatness in sports.

Mr. Kwong got his start with the Calgary Stampeders at the age of 18, playing with the Stamps for 3 years and was the youngest player ever to win a Grey Cup before being traded to the Edmonton Eskimos where he remained for 10 years earning 3 more Grey Cup rings.  He was voted the CFL's Outstanding Canadian twice as well as being awarded Canada's Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year in 1955.  Once he retired in 1960 he had notched over 9,000 rushing yards, 78 TD's and held over 30 CFL records.  He was nicknamed 'The China Clipper' and was the first Chinese Canadian to play in the CFL. 

Many will remember Kwong's post game management skills too as he crossed from the gridiron to the ice as one of the 6 co-owners of the Calgary Flames from 1980 to 1994 and holding the reins of the team as President and GM from 1988 to 1991.

Kwong was held in high regard by all including the Queen as he was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 1988 and in 2005 the Queen appointed him Knight of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem.

He is survived by his wife, Mary and their 4 sons and 10 grandchildren.