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SERVICE Chico DiCola

By Johanne Sullivan The Border League included
the towns of Vankleek Hill,
hico DiCola grew up Hawkesbury, Winchester,
Cplaying various team sports Casselman, Cornwall, Finch,
in the Cornwall area. He played Russell, and Metcalf. DiCola’s
outside linebacker for Cornwall teammates included Gibby
Collegiate Vocational School Wilson, Marcel Lemieux, Kenny
(CCVS). After his high school Baker and Raymond Dewar who
career was over it did not end are all now deceased.
his career in sports or football.
He continued playing football After his playing days were
for various leagues and teams over, Chico remained involved in
local amateur sports. He coached
throughout the 1960s. DiCola
played for Emard’s Football team, throughout the 1970’s for the
which was part of the Quebec Optimist Minor Football League.
Senior League. Although the The league started for kids under
15 and eventually included
team was not very successful he
enjoyed his time with them. The different age groups. At one time,
reason for Montreal’s success? there were eight teams of kids 12
“(We played) against teams from and under and four teams of kids
Montreal which recruited ex- between the ages of 12-15.
Alouettes players,” said DiCola. After that league ended,
After the team switched owners Cornwall had a team called the
they became the Cornwall Cornwall Clippers, which Chico
Clippers and had more success coached. The team’s manager was
since it, according to DiCola, Ed Lumley and it was part of the
recruited ex-CFL players from Quebec Junior Football League.
the Ottawa Rough Riders. Chico helped develop some good

DiCola also played box lacrosse players with that team. Some of
as part of the Senior League for his players played for Canadian
Cornwall. During the 1950s, universities and he coached Dave
lacrosse was not offered at the Still who later played for the
high school level so he played Chico DiCola loved sport and has been involved in many sports, in Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
many ways for his entire life. Supplied photo.
in a senior men’s league. The Even though his playing and
Cornwall team played teams who played centre and with Gus with the Maxville Millionaires, coaching days are over, Chico
from across eastern Ontario Lebrun and Ron “Zip” Jameson. winning a few championships remains active. He has run several

including Alexandria, and even DiCola also played hockey with that team. “They were only marathons in Ottawa, Montreal
played some New York teams in the 1950’s and 1960’s for the allowed to have six players from and Toronto. He enjoys cross-
from Hogansburg, and Onondaga. Cornwall Falcons and Maxville outside Maxville,” said DiCola. country skiing and alpine skiing

The competition was pretty Millionaires. Those teams were After he finished playing for the with his wife and they often travel
fierce. “CFL players would play part of what was called the “Border Millionaires he became a coach to ski and love Whiteface, Titus,

lacrosse in the summer to stay in League”. He had a lot of success for a few years, again winning a and Mont Ste. Anne.
shape for football,” said DiCola, championship with that team.
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