Ben Simpson
Canadian football player (1878–1964)
Date of birth | (1878-05-09)May 9, 1878 |
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Place of birth | Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |
Date of death | October 20, 1964(1964-10-20) (aged 86) |
Place of death | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Running back Placekicker |
US college | Queen's University |
Career history | |
As player | |
1899–1903 | Queen's University |
1904–1910 | Hamilton Tigers |
Career stats | |
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Benjamin L. Simpson (September 5, 1878 – October 20, 1964) was a star football player in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four) for seven seasons for the Hamilton Tigers. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.
External links
- Canada's Sports Hall of Fame profile
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Hamilton Tigers 1908 Dominion champions
- Captain-Coach: George Ballard * Manager: Dr. Thompson
- George Ballard
- William Barron
- Biggs
- Bill Burkholder
- Dutch Burton
- Craig
- Grey
- Bob Isbister
- Tony Loftus
- Don Lyon
- Marriott
- Dinny McCarthy
- Art Moore
- Ben Simpson
- Dave Tope
- "Rajah" Wigle
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