Ben Simpson

Ben Simpson
Date of birth: May 9, 1878(1878-05-09)
Place of birth: Peterborough, Ontario
Date of death: October 20, 1964(1964-10-20) (aged 86)
Place of death: Hamilton, Ontario
Career information
Position(s): Running back
Placekicker
College: Queen's University
Organizations
 As player:
1899–1903
1904-1910
Queen's University
Hamilton Tigers
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1963

Benjamin L. Simpson (born September 5, 1878, in Peterborough, Ontario, died October 20, 1964, in Hamilton, Ontario) was a star football player in the Canadian Football League for seven seasons for the Hamilton Tigers. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.

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