Stephen Clifford Patrick (né Patrebka, March 24, 1932 – January 11, 2014)[1] was a Canadian politician and athlete.
[2] Patrick played with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers football team for thirteen years.
Patrick was re-elected in 1973,[2] but lost his seat to Tory candidate Norma Price in the 1977 election, amid the Liberal Party's continued decline.
The family anglicized their surname from Patrebka to Patrick, upon immigrating to Canada from Ukraine.
[1] Patrick's sons, James and Steve, played in the National Hockey League (NHL).