Mike Eben

Mike Eben

Date of birth:	January 29, 1946 (1946-01-29)
Place of birth:	Zatec, Czechoslovakia
Career information
Status:	Retired
CFL status:	Non-import
Position(s):	WR
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	183 lb (83 kg)
University:	Toronto
CFL Draft:	1968 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Drafted by:	BC Lions
Organizations
As player:
1968–1969 1970 1971–1977 1977 1977	Toronto Argonauts Edmonton Eskimos Toronto Argonauts Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ottawa Rough Riders
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star:	1970, 1971, 1976
Awards:	Hec Crighton Trophy (1967)

Michael Eben is a former wide receiver who played ten seasons in the Canadian Football League, mainly for the Toronto Argonauts. Eben played college football at the University of Toronto and won the Hec Crighton Trophy in 1967 as the most outstanding Canadian university player. While playing professional football he earned his doctorate in German literature from the University of Toronto.

He taught at Upper Canada College for 22 years. Eben is currently teaching French at Sterling Hall School, an private school in Toronto. Married with two children, Eben has been doing voice over work and narration for radio and television for more than fifteen years. He has done numerous commercials, sports promotions and recently was a German translator on the 10 part series “The Greatest Tank Battles” featured on The History Channel.

External links

• MIKE EBEN (1968-69, 71-77)