Ed Gataveckas

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Ed Gataveckas
Born: (1957-12-29) December 29, 1957 (age 65)
Toronto, Ontario
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL status National
Position(s) LB
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
University Acadia
CFL Draft 1980 / Round: 3 / Pick: 27
Drafted by Edmonton Eskimos
Career history
As player
19811990 Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Ed Gataveckas (born December 29, 1957) was a linebacker who played ten seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was a part of the Tiger-Cats 1986 Grey Cup winning team. He was a teacher at Meadowvale Secondary School until his retirement in 2016.

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