James A. McGee
James Aloysius "Jim" McGee (May 16, 1879 – May 14, 1904) was a Canadian athlete. He played rugby football for and was captain of the Ottawa Football Club football team in the early 1900s. He was also an ice hockey player for the Ottawa Silver Seven, a member of the Silver Seven 1903–04 Stanley Cup championship team, and a member of the Ottawa Rowing Club. After the Stanley Cup win, McGee was killed in a horseback riding accident in May 1904. His younger brother Frank also played ice hockey.
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A sketch of McGee in a 1904 edition of Ottawa Citizen | |||||||||||||
| Born | May 16, 1879 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||
| Died | May 14, 1904 (aged 24) | ||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Frank McGee (brother) Thomas D'Arcy McGee (uncle) | ||||||||||||
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