Soccer Hall of Famer Jim Blundell, a prolific goal-scorer, dies at 79
Jim Blundell chose to play for Vancouver Firefighters FC in the late 1950s “because I was going to get a job out of it.”
That’s exactly what happened. Blundell joined the Vancouver Fire Department in 1963, a few years after he joined their soccer club.
It was a deal that worked out for both.
Blundell was a firefighter for more than 30 years. His goal-scoring prowess helped fill Firefighters FC’s trophy case and earned him a spot in the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame.