Mike Eben

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Mike Eben
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Eben in 2023
Date of birth (1946-01-29) January 29, 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Žatec, Czechoslovakia
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL status National
Position(s) Wide receiver
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight183 lb (83 kg)
Canada university Toronto
CFL draft 1968 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Drafted by BC Lions
Career history
As player
19681969 Toronto Argonauts
1970 Edmonton Eskimos
19711977 Toronto Argonauts
1977 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1977 Ottawa Rough Riders
CFL East All-Star 1971, 1976
CFL West All-Star 1970
Awards Hec Crighton Trophy (1967)

Michael Eben (born January 29, 1946) is a former wide receiver who played ten seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL), mainly for the Toronto Argonauts. Eben also played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Ottawa Rough Riders, and Edmonton Eskimos.

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University career

Eben played CIAU football for the Toronto Varsity Blues and won the Hec Crighton Trophy in 1967 as the most outstanding Canadian university player. While playing professional football, he earned his doctorate in German literature from the University of Toronto.

Professional career

Eben was initially drafted by the BC Lions as the first overall draft pick in the 1968 CFL Draft. He played for the Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Ottawa Rough Riders, and Edmonton Eskimos. Over his ten-year career, he was a divisional all-star three times.

Personal life

He taught at Upper Canada College for 22 years. Eben taught French at Sterling Hall School, an independent school in Toronto, Canada following his retirement from UCC. He now consults at various schools in the Toronto area. Married with two children, Eben has been doing voice over work and narration for radio and television for more than fifteen years. He has done numerous commercials, sports promotions and recently was a German translator on the 10 part series "The Greatest Tank Battles" featured on The History Channel. [1]

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References

  1. Archived 2012-05-28 at the Wayback Machine RETRO '70s PROFILE: MIKE EBEN