John Edwards (Canadian football)

John F. Edwards
Date of birth: March 9, 1912
Place of birth: Ottawa, Ontario
Date of death: July 26, 2005 (aged 93)
Place of death: Kingston, Ontario
Career information
Position(s): Halfback
College: Queen's University
Organizations
As player:
1930
1934–1936
1937		 Ottawa Rough Riders
Queen's Golden Gaels
Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards
Honours: Grey Cup Champion - 1937

John "Jake" Edwards was a championship winning football player in the Canadian Football League for one season for the Toronto Argonauts. He also had a long and praise-worthy career as a football player and educator/administrator with the Queen's Golden Gaels.

Born in Ottawa, he played briefly with his hometown Rough Riders before attending University of Michigan. He returned to Canada and studied at Queen's University, where he played football and was one of the famed "Fearless 14" Golden Gaels that won the 1934 Yates Cup.

In 1937 he played for the Toronto Argonauts, competing in all 6 regular season and 3 playoff games, helping them win the 25th Grey Cup.

He later returned to Queen's University, becoming in 1938 a co-founder and first director of the School of Physical and Health Education.

A life long active sportsman and fan, he was inducted into the Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame in 1997, He died July 26, 2005.


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