Nicola Filippone... soccer family (son Roberto)... he was nine years old when his family moved to Canada...

honoured as a Canada Soccer Life Member... honoured by the Québec Soccer Hall of Fame... honoured as an ARS Lac St-Louis Life Member...

with Montréal Cantalia FC, an Eastern Canada Pro League Championship winner (President’s Cup in 1961)... with Kalena St-Simon Montréal, a Québec National League winner (1965)...

said Joey Saputo in 2008, Nick “brought the same discipline and thoroughness to the team’s administration and finances as he did to the field when he played 40 years ago... he layed the foundations for generations of players after him”...

For Sport

served on Canada Soccer’s Board of Directors (1994-95 to 1996-97 as a Director; 1997-98 and 1998-99 as a Canada Soccer Vice-President; 1999-2000 and then again from 2003-04 to 2007-08 as a Director)... served as Chair of the National Teams Committee... served as Head of Delegation with Canada Soccer’s National Teams from 1994 to 2000, including men’s FIFA World Cup Qualifiers...

served as President of the Fédération de soccer du Québec (1991-1994)... served as Impact Montréal FC director of operations...