Eddie Emerson

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Position=Fullback, Linebacker
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DateOfBirth=March 11, 1892
Birthplace=Cordeil, Georgia
DateOfDeath=Death date and age|1970|01|27|1892|03|11
Deathplace=Ottawa, Ontario
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administrating_years=1930–1931
1947–1951
administrating_teams=Ottawa Rough Riders
Ottawa Rough Riders
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playing_years=1912-1937
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Edward Kramer Emerson (March 11, 1892 in Cordeil, Georgia – January 27, 1970 in Ottawa, Ontario) 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.

External Reference

* [http://www.cshof.ca/accessible/hm_profile.php?i=180 Canada's Sports Hall of Fame profile]