Eddie Kushner

Eddie Kushner

Kushner pictured in the Winnipeg Free Press, November 11, 1938
Date of birth	July 19, 1912
Place of birth	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Date of death	March 1, 1982 (aged 69)
Place of death	Vancouver, British Columbia
Career information
CFL status	National
Position(s)	G
Weight	189 lb (86 kg)
Career history
As player
1933–1940	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champion (1935, 1939)

Edward Maurice Kushner (July 19, 1912 – March 1, 1982) was a Canadian football player who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He won the Grey Cup with Winnipeg in 1935 and 1939.^[1][2] He married Winnifred Ellen Cunliffe in 1936 and was alter a Chief Petty Officer in the Canadian Navy.^[3][4] He died of motor neuron disease in 1982.

References

1. "Eddie Kushner Statistics on JustSportsStats.com". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
2. Winnipeg Free Press, Friday, November 11, 1938, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
3. Winnipeg Free Press, Tuesday, July 14, 1936, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
4. Winnipeg Free Press, Thursday, March 18, 1943, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada