Birth Date: | 30 September 1937 |
Birth Place: | Welland, Ontario |
Import: | no |
Position1: | Defensive back |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lb: | 170 |
Playing Years1: | – |
Playing Team1: | Montreal Alouettes |
Playing Years2: | – |
Playing Team2: | Toronto Argonauts |
Cfleastallstar: | ,,, |
Ed Learn (born September 30, 1937) was a football player in the Canadian Football League for twelve years. He starred as a defensive back for the Montreal Alouettes, where he played from 1959 to 1966 before finishing his career during the last three years as a member of the Toronto Argonauts.[1] [2] He had 34 interceptions with Montreal, his top total being 6 during both 1959 and 1966 seasons. In Toronto, he closed his career with 7 interceptions in 1968 and 8 in 1969. For his efforts, he was named CFL east all-star in 1964, 1966, 1968, and 1969. In addition, he was often used as a punt returner, returning 496 punts for a lifetime average of 6.0 yards per return.
After his CFL career, he became owner of a car dealership in St Catharines, Ontario.[3]