| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1932-03-24)March 24, 1932 Glenella, Manitoba, Canada |
| Died | January 11, 2014(2014-01-11) (aged 81) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career history | |
| 1952–1964 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Awards and highlights | |
Stephen Clifford Patrick (néPatrebka, March 24, 1932 – January 11, 2014)[1] was aCanadian politician and athlete. Patrick was aLiberal member of theLegislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1962 to 1977.[2]
Patrick played with theWinnipeg Blue Bombers football team for thirteen years. He became President and General-Manager of Patrick Agencies Ltd. (now known as Patrick Realty Ltd.), and was a Director of the Winnipeg Real Estate Bld. and the Pioneer Fraternal Association.[1]
He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in theprovincial election of 1962, defeating incumbentProgressive ConservativeGeorge Johnson[2] by 239 votes in the west-endWinnipeg riding ofAssiniboia. He was re-elected by a greater margin in the1966 election, but retained his seat by only 26 votes over ToryBill Docking in the1969 election.[3]
The once-dominant Manitoba Liberal Party was reduced to only five seats in the 1969 election, and dropped to four whenLaurent Desjardins decided to support theNew Democratic Party. Patrick was re-elected in1973,[2] but lost his seat to Tory candidateNorma Price in the1977 election, amid the Liberal Party's continued decline.[3]
The son of Alexandre and Katie Patrebka, he was educated in Glenella, at the Manitoba Teachers College and at Success Community Business College. The family anglicized their surname from Patrebka to Patrick, upon immigrating to Canada from Ukraine. In 1956, he married Marjorie June Mathieson.[1]
Patrick's sons,James andSteve, played in theNational Hockey League (NHL). His grandson,Nolan Patrick, is currently playing in the NHL.[4]
Patrick was inducted into theManitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1988.[4] He died in 2014.[5]