“It’s just an incredible list of sporting people of tremendous accomplishments.”
John Metchie III, who grew up in Brampton, didn’t play with the Houston Texans this season after being drafted in the NFL’s second round and after being diagnosed with leukemia. He made his mark in college at no less a place than Alabama. His older brother, Royce Metchie, played defensive back for the championship Argos team, after three seasons with the Calgary Stampeders.
The not-playing, not-yet-retired Thompson, drafted fourth overall to Cleveland, has played 730 NBA games, 88 playoff games, and has a championship ring among his accolades. Andrew Cassels played 1,015 NHL games.Article content Zach Pop, a Blue Jays relief pitcher, is from Brampton. Cassie Campbell-Pascall, former captain of Team Canada, from Brampton. Soccer stars Tajon Buchanan and Cyle Larin, from Brampton. Chris Cuthbert, hockey’s pre-eminent play-by-play man, from Brampton. Championship boxer, Troy Ross, from Brampton. Emma-Jayne Wilson, the award-winning jockey, is from Brampton and Patrick Husbands, the seven-time outstanding jockey winner in Canada, settled there when he came to this country.
“In boys hockey, the players usually go from Brampton to the GTHL to play in the Toronto area but the opposite happens sometimes for high-level girls players. You’d see a lot of Toronto kids coming to Brampton to play women’s hockey because it was the best program to learn from,” said Butler.Article content
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