Ed Mularchyk

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Ed Mularchyk
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PositionKicker, End
Personal information
BornDecember 14, 1933
DiedMay 5, 1992
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Career information
CJFL Windsor AKO Fratmen
Career history
1955, 1956 Ottawa Rough Riders
Awards and highlights

Ed Mularchyk is a former award winning Canadian Football League player.

Mularchyk played with Windsor AKO Fratmen, [1] helping win the national Junior championship in 1954 (against the Winnipeg Rods). [2] He played one season with the Ottawa Rough Riders and won the Gruen Trophy as Canadian rookie of the year in the east, though there was some controversy surrounding his selection. [3] He later attended the University of Western Ontario, playing football [4] and becoming an ophthalmologist. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Windsor AKO Fratmen Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Winnipeg Bows in Junior Final Leader-Post, November 22, 1954
  3. ↑ Kinsella's Corner: Rookie of the Year isn't eligible to win, by Jack Kinsella, Ottawa Citizen, November 3, 1958. NOTE: Though Mularchyk won the Gruen Trophy as a member of the Ottawa Rough Riders, there seems to be no record of him having played a regular season game for Ottawa in 1955. His name does show in line up cards for 1956.
  4. ↑ Stu McNiell still a Pro Windsor Star, November 1, 1961
  5. ↑ DEATHS * AVIS DE DECES, Canadian Medical Association Journal 1992; 147 (9), November 1, 1992.
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