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Norman Kwong (Lim Zo Man) was born on 24 October, 1929 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a Canadian politician (1929–2016). Discover Norman Kwong's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?

Popular As Lim Zo Man
Occupation N/A
Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 24 October, 1929
Birthday 24 October
Birthplace Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Date of death 3 September, 2016
Died Place Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Nationality Canada

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Norman Kwong Height, Weight & Measurements

At 86 years old, Norman Kwong height is 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) and Weight 170 lb (77 kg).

Physical Status
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg)
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Who Is Norman Kwong's Wife?

His wife is Mary Kwong (m. 1960)

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Wife Mary Kwong (m. 1960)
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Norman Kwong Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Norman Kwong worth at the age of 86 years old? Norman Kwong’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from Canada. We have estimated Norman Kwong's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1907

His father, Charles Lim Kwong, immigrated to Canada in 1907 and had to pay the head tax, and his mother, Lily Lee, immigrated with her family in 1912.

Their marriage was arranged by their parents.

They lived in British Columbia at first, but moved to Calgary because anti-Chinese discrimination was less severe there, and Charles was able to open his own business, the Riverside Cash and Carry Store.

Norman (Lim Kwong Yew) was the fifth of six siblings.

They were lucky to have both parents in Canada, as family reunion was restricted at the time for Chinese Canadians and many children grew up with one parent.

1929

Norman Lim Kwong (born Kwong Lim Yew; ; October 24, 1929 – September 3, 2016) was a Canadian football player who played for the Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Kwong was born in Calgary, Alberta, on October 24, 1929, to a Chinese immigrant family.

1947

In 1947, Canada's Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed for contravening the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Chinese Canadians were given citizen rights for the first time, and barriers for Chinese in professional sports also came down.

1948

After playing Canadian football at Western Canada High School, Kwong went on to play for the Calgary Stampeders from 1948 to 1950 and, after a trade, the Edmonton Eskimos from 1951 until his retirement in 1960.

Nicknamed the "China Clipper" (a reference to the speedy clipper ships), Kwong was the first Chinese Canadian to play on a professional Canadian football team.

A powerful fullback, in 11 years of recorded statistics Kwong rushed for 9,022 yards for an average of 5.2 yards per carry and scored 93 touchdowns.

He won the Grey Cup four times during his career (1948, 1954, 1955, and 1956).

1951

Kwong was a Western Conference all-star running back and three-time winner of the Eddie James Memorial Trophy, in 1951, 1955 and 1956.

1955

He was named the Schenley Most Outstanding Canadian in 1955 and 1956.

He was named Canadian Athlete of the Year in 1955.

1956

Kwong set the CFL record for the most yards rushing by a Canadian in a season with 1,437 in the 1956 season.

1969

He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1969, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975, the Edmonton Eskimos' Wall of Honour in 1983, the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1980, and the Calgary Stampeders' Wall of Fame in 2012 (as a builder of that sports organization).

1971

In 1971 he ran for the Alberta Progressive Conservative party in Calgary-Millican.

In this election, the PCs ended Social Credit's 36-year hold on power, winning all but five seats in Calgary.

However, Kwong himself was defeated by longtime incumbent Arthur J. Dixon who won by a 1,600 vote plurality.

1980

Between 1980 and 1994, Kwong was a part owner of the Calgary Flames, having been one of the original group of six Calgary businessmen who bought and moved the NHL's Atlanta Flames hockey team to Calgary in 1980.

1988

He was president and general manager of the Calgary Stampeders from 1988 to 1991, leading the team to a loss in the Grey Cup final in 1991.

In 1988 Kwong was made a member of the Order of Canada and served as the national chairman of the Canadian Consultative Council on Multiculturalism.

1989

The Calgary Flames won the Stanley Cup in 1989, making him one of five people whose name is on both the Grey Cup and the Stanley Cup.

The feat would later be matched by Wayne Gretzky, who in an interesting symmetry to Kwong's achievement has his name on the Stanley Cup four times as a player and on the Grey Cup once as an owner.

Kwong's public stature from sports helped him move on to politics and government.

2005

He was also an active businessman and politician being part owner of the Calgary Flames and serving as the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from January 2005 to May 2010.

The son of Chinese immigrants from Taishan, Guangdong, Kwong was the first Canadian professional football player of Chinese heritage.

In addition, Kwong was also the first person of Chinese heritage to serve as lieutenant-governor of Alberta.

As a former vice-regal representative of Alberta, he was styled "The Honourable" for life.

Kwong was the third Canadian of Chinese heritage to be appointed as a vice-regal in Canada, after David Lam and Adrienne Clarkson.

Kwong's life and legacy are the focus of a Heritage Minute short film, made in Calgary in late 2023, and released on February 13, 2024.

Kwong was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta on January 20, 2005, replacing Lois Hole, who died in office on January 6, 2005.

Kwong welcomed Queen Elizabeth II to Alberta in June 2005 on a visit commemorating Alberta's first 100 years in Canadian Confederation.

During a private audience the Queen presented Kwong with the insignia of a Knight of Justice in the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem.

2006

In November 2006, he was one of very few of his contemporaries to be voted one of the Canadian Football League's Top 50 players of the sport's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.

Kwong swore Ed Stelmach into office as the 13th Premier of Alberta on December 14, 2006.

2010

Kwong's term concluded on May 11, 2010, and he was succeeded by Don Ethell.

2012

This record held for 56 years, being broken by Jon Cornish only in 2012, though Kwong accomplished his record in fifteen games, rather than eighteen for Cornish.