Jack Cole, Vice Principal

This is Jack Cole, the vice principal. He came out of his office to watch a football game on the home field. Jack was an amazing hockey player.

He played for the Toronto Saint Michael's Majors. Jack's crowning hockey achievement came on May 5th, 1961. He scored a goal in an epic 4-2 game to win the 1961 Memorial Cup. The game was against the Edmonton Oil Kings at the Edmonton Gardens in front of 7,159 fans. The goaltender on his team was hockey great Gerry Cheevers.

Jack had a chance to turn pro, and instead turned to teaching instead. Ironically, Jack taught a student who was present at the school at the same time that I was, that became a Toronto Maple Leaf goalie -- Rick St. Croix.

This was before you saw the signs saying:

Highway 401

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Below is a scanned image of Jack Cole from a yearbook, that appeared on an OCHS archive site that went offline recently.