Ed Chalupka
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Canadian gridiron football player (1947–2019)
| Chalupka, circa 1969 | |
| Born: | (1947年02月23日)February 23, 1947 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died: | November 17, 2019(2019年11月17日) (aged 72) Ontario, Canada |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | G |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| College | North Carolina |
| Career history | |
| As administrator | |
| 1981–1986 | CFLPA (President) |
| As player | |
| 1970–1976 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Edward Chalupka (February 23, 1947 – November 17, 2019) was a Canadian Football League (CFL) player. He played college football at the University of North Carolina.[1] Chalupka played his entire professional career as a guard for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, from 1970 through 1976. He won the Grey Cup with Hamilton in 1972.
In 1981, five years after retiring from the CFL, Chalupka was elected as the fifth president of the Canadian Football League Players' Association (CFLPA). He served as CFLPA president until 1986, and was succeeded and preceded in that role by Saskatchewan Roughriders running back George Reed. He died on November 17, 2019, at the age of 72.[2] [3]
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- Canadian Football League Players' Association presidents
- 1947 births
- 2019 deaths
- Canadian football offensive linemen
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- North Carolina Tar Heels football players
- Players of Canadian football from Ontario
- Sportspeople from Peterborough, Ontario
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