Eddie Emerson
Athlete
1892 – 1970
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Who was Eddie Emerson?
Edward Kramer Emerson was a star football player in the Canadian Football League for twenty-two seasons for the Ottawa Rough Riders. Fondly known as the "Iron Man" of football, Emerson led his team to two Grey Cup wins, in 1925 and 1926. After retiring from the field, Emerson stayed with the Rough Riders as president of the football club from 1947-1951. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.
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- Born
- Mar 11, 1892
Cordele - Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Cordele
- Died
- Jan 27, 1970
Ottawa
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on July 23, 2013
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