Date of birth: | February 8, 1941 |
Place of birth: | Speer, Oklahoma |
Date of death: | November 26, 2011 | (aged 70)
Place of death: | Field, Ontario |
Career information | |
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CFL status: | Import |
Position(s): | DE |
College: | Langston |
Organizations | |
As player: | |
1963–1971 1974 |
Toronto Argonauts Toronto Argonauts |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star: | 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]
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.