Ed Hunsinger

Ed Hunsinger

Biographical details
Born	(1901-06-28)June 28, 1901 Chillicothe, Ohio
Died	August 23, 1960(1960-08-23) (aged 59) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Playing career
1922–1924	Notre Dame
1925	Waterbury Blues
1925	Hartford Blues
1926	Brooklyn Horsemen
Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1926–1932	Villanova (assistant)
1933–1934	Fordham (assistant)
1935–1936	Niagara

Edward Hunsinger (June 8, 1901 – August 23, 1960) was an American football player and coach. He played college football as an end at the University of Notre Dame. He played for the Fighting Irish from 1922 until 1924 and was a member of the "Seven Mules" line that blocked for the famed Four Horsemen. Hunsinger had not played football prior to his time with the Irish.

Hunsinger was involved with the Irish All-Stars 1925 exhibition game against the Pottsville Maroons, which led to the Maroons being stripped of the 1925 NFL Championship. Also in 1925, Hunsinger was signed on to play professional football for the Waterbury/Hartford Blues, which were later members of the National Football League (NFL) in 1926. By 1926, he was playing for the Brooklyn Horsemen of the first American Football League.

During the mid-1930s Hunsinger was an ends coach at Fordham University, where he moved Vince Lombardi from end to guard. He served as the head football coach at Niagara University from 1935 to 1936.

Hunsinger died on August 23, 1960, at Philadelphia General Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

References

Additional sources

• Notre Dame All-Time Line-ups: 1910-1929
• When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi By David Maraniss
• Interviewing Sinners & Saints By David W. Hazen
• Hogrogian, John (1982). "The Hartford Blues Part I" (PDF). Coffin Corner. 4 (8). Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2010.