Don Warrington (Canadian football)

Don Warrington
Career information
No. 21
Date of birth:	(1948-06-07)June 7, 1948
Place of birth:	Burnaby, British Columbia
Date of death:	December 4, 1980(1980-12-04) (aged 32)
Place of death:	Edmonton, Alberta
CFL status:	National
Position(s):	RB
Height:	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
College:	Simon Fraser
CFL Draft:	1970 / Round: 4 / Pick: 31
Drafted by:	BC Lions
Organizations
As player:
1970 1971-1980	BC Lions* Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champions (1975, 1978, 1979, 1980)

Don Warrington (June 7, 1948 – December 4, 1980) was a running back who played ten seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Edmonton Eskimos. In his career, Warrington was a part of four Grey Cup championship teams.

He suffered fatal injuries in a car accident, which occurred near Sherwood Park, Alberta, on December 2, 1980, nine days after appearing in the Edmonton Eskimos third (of five) Grey Cups that year. Warrington died two days later at University Hospital in Edmonton.