Ed Harrington
Date of birth | February 8, 1941 |
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Place of birth | Speer, Oklahoma |
Date of death | November 26, 2011 | (aged 70)
Place of death | Field, Ontario |
Career information | |
CFL status | International |
Position(s) | DE |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
US college | Langston |
Career history | |
As player | |
1963–1965 1967–1971, 1974 | Toronto Argonauts |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 1968, 1969, 1970 |
CFL East All-Star | 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970 |
Ed Harrington (February 8, 1941 – November 26, 2011) was a star defensive lineman in the Canadian Football League.[1]
Harrington played college football at Langston University and later with the Toronto Rifles of the Continental Football League. He had a 10-year career in the Canadian Football League from 1963 to 1974 for the Toronto Argonauts. He was a CFL All-Star three times. His name was put in the All-time Argos on September 19, 2010.[2]
Personal
During his career, Harrington worked with various community organization in Toronto including Physical Director of the Toronto YMCA.[3] After football, he worked at the Ontario Ombudsman Office (1974–1986), patient advocate at psychiatric hospitals in Whitby and North Bay.[4]
Harrington died in Field, Ontario of cancer and survived by wife Terryl.
References
- ^ Lankhof, Bill (2011-11-18). "Ex-Argo Harrington, 70, dies | Football | Sports". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ^ Simmons, Steve (2010-09-17). "Argos to honour Ed Harrington | Columnists | Opinion". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ^ "Toronto Argonauts". Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
- ^ "Toronto Argonauts". Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
External links
- 1941 births
- 2011 deaths
- Players of Canadian football from Oklahoma
- Canadian football defensive linemen
- Continental Football League players
- Langston Lions football players
- People from Choctaw County, Oklahoma
- Players of American football from Oklahoma
- Toronto Argonauts players
- Canadian football defensive lineman stubs