09/25/2020
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FARMER FALLOON
>> Taking a trip down 'Memorial' lane with Foxwarren hockey superstar Pat Falloon, who was always a farmer first
At each stage of his hockey career, Pat Falloon excelled as the new guy.
As an underage invitee to the Regina Pats' training camp, Falloon was the 14-year-old who Bob Strumm just had to find a way to list.
As a star in the Western Hockey League, Falloon was an 18-year-old leading his team to a 1991 Memorial Cup title.
As an NHL rookie, Falloon was the 19-year-old who led the expansion San Jose Sharks with 25 goals.
"Late birthday," said Falloon, who will turn 48 on Sept. 22. "Through most of my years, I was the younger one."
And he was always one with a talent for scoring that scouts just loved.
Now, though, Falloon is more farmer than forward. Back on his family farm in Manitoba, where they grow wheat, soybeans and flaxseed, this is his favourite time of year.
"Harvest, reaping what you sow," he said. "If you're not a farmer you maybe don't understand it, but that's the best part. Getting the bins full. It's just the way I was born and raised."
..FOR THE FULL STORY SEE OUR FRIDAY, SEPT. 25 EDITION
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