Eddie_Thompson_(Canadian_football)

Eddie Thompson (Canadian football)

Eddie Thompson (Canadian football)

Canadian football player

Eddie Thompson (May 21, 1917 –- April 22, 1943) was a halfback in the Ontario Rugby Football Union. He served in World War II and lost his life during it.

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Biography

Thompson played for his hometown Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers from 1937 to 1939, and was a two time all-star and winner of the Imperial Oil Trophy in 1939 as the ORFU Most Valuable Player.[1] He enlisted in the Canadian Forces in 1940 and played football with Camp Borden in 1940.

In 1942 he was co-captain of the famed Toronto RCAF Hurricanes team.[2] He scored 51 points in 1942 and was a key player on the Grey Cup champions.[3]

Flight Lieutenant Edward Blake Thompson was reported "missing in action at sea" on April 22, 1943, and was later presumed dead.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Thompson Wins Trophy The Montreal Gazette, December 1, 1939
  2. [2]
    Beaches Meet Hurricanes Saskatoon Star-Phoenix October 3, 1942
  3. [3]
    Announcement Clears Way for Grid Final Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, November 23, 1942
  4. [4]
    Eddie Thompson, Toronto Athlete, Actually Belonged to all Canada by Charles Edwards Ottawa Citizen, May 11, 1943
  5. [5]
    Second World War Service Files: Canadian Armed Forces War Dead
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