John Forzani (born April 5, 1947) is a Canadian businessman, former Canadian Football League (CFL) player, and CFL team owner. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in He is the Chairman and co-founder of the Forzani Group. The Forzani Group Ltd () is a Calgary, Alberta based national sporting goods retailer in Canada.
Born in Calgary, Alberta, he received a degree in business administration from Utah State University in 1971. Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada Utah State University ( USU) is a public Land-grant university whose main campus is located in Logan Utah. In 1971, he joined the Calgary Stampeders as an offensive lineman and was part of the winning team of the 59th Grey Cup. The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta. In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time The 59th Grey Cup was played on November 28 1971 before 34404 fans at Vancouver 's Empire Stadium. He played football until 1976.
In 1974, he opened a 1,200 square foot store called Forzani's Locker Room in Calgary. Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada In 1994, he acquired Sports Experts Inc. for $20 million becoming Canada's largest sporting goods retailer.
In 2001, the Retail Council of Canada recognized Forzani's work in leading the Forzani Group to outstanding business success. The Retail Council of Canada was founded in 1963 It is a Canadian Not-for-profit association representing more than 40000 stores of all retail formats including In recognition of this accomplishment he was presented with the Distinguished Canadian Retailer of the Year Award.
In 2005, he became a part owner of the Calgary Stampeders.
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