Edward Nower
Born: | June 21, 1921 Montreal, Quebec |
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Died: | September 19, 2006 |
Career information | |
Position(s) | FB |
College | none - High School of Montreal |
Career history | |
As player | |
1941 | Montreal Bulldogs |
1942 | Rockland (QRFU Intermediate) |
1944 | St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy |
1945 | Montreal Hornets |
1948–49 | Montreal Alouettes |
Honors | 1944, 1949 - Grey Cup Champion |
Edward "Red" Nower (1921–2006) was a Grey Cup champion Canadian Football League player. He played fullback.[1][2]
A native Montrealer, Nower first won the Grey Cup with the champion St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy team.[3] After a season with the Montreal Hornets, he joined the Montreal Alouettes in 1948 and was part of the Larks first Grey Cup championship.[4] He worked with an electrical utility while playing with the Als.
References[]
- ^ Red Nower to Coach Eastward The Montreal Gazette - June 22, 1956
- ^ Playing the Field by Dink Carroll, The Montreal Gazette - February 24, 1944
- ^ Montreal Alouettes Pack Power, Passing, Speed Ottawa Citizen, November 23, 1949 Note: Though Nower played with St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy, the Grey Cup game programme indicates he didn't dress for the championship.
- ^ CFLAPEDIA entry - Red Nower
Categories:
- 1921 births
- 2006 deaths
- High School of Montreal alumni
- Montreal Alouettes players
- Players of Canadian football from Quebec
- Anglophone Quebec people
- Sportspeople from Montreal