Harry Irving (Canadian football)
Appearance
Date of birth | March 4, 1927 |
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Place of birth | Calgary, Alberta |
Date of death | May 22, 2006 | (aged 79)
Place of death | Calgary, Alberta |
Career information | |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | Halfback |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Canada university | Alberta |
Career history | |
As player | |
1948 | Calgary Stampeders |
1949 | Edmonton Eskimos |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Harold Alexander Irving (March 4, 1927 – May 22, 2006) was a Canadian football player who played for the Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Eskimos. He won the Grey Cup with the Stampeders in 1948.[1] Irving previously attended and played football for the University of Alberta Golden Bears and hockey for the McGill University Redmen. He died of Alzheimer's disease in 2006.[2][3]
Harry Irving played junior football with future Premier Peter Lougheed with the Calgary Tornadoes.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Harry Irving Statistics on JustSportsStats.com". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
- ^ "Harry Irving Obituary: View Harry Irving's Obituary by Calgary Herald". legacy.com. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
- ^ Parker, C.W.; Press, G.; Greene, B.M. (1987). Who's who in Canada: An Illustrated Biographical Record of Men and Women of the Time. Global Press. ISBN 9780771539596. ISSN 0083-9450. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
- ^ "Tornadoes Chalk Up Second Shutout in Junior Football". Calgary Herald. September 6, 1947. p. 23.