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Eddie Kaw

1897 – 1971

American football player

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Lived 1897 – 1971 (aged 74). Eddie Kaw was an American american football player.

Edgar Lawrence Kaw (January 18, 1897 – December 13, 1971) was an American football player. He attended Cornell University, where he was a prominent halfback on coach Gil Dobie's Cornell Big Red football team, graduating in 1923. He was a shifty open-field runner known as one of the sport's greatest. His stride had one foot farther than the other. Kaw scored 90 points in 1921. That year, Cornell beat Penn 41–0 in the mud, and Kaw scored five touchdowns. Kaw "skipped over the ooze and water as if he were running on a cinder track, sidestepping a small lake and a Penn tackler with one and the same motion." He was elected into the Sphinx Head Society during his senior year. Kaw played 11 games for the Buffalo Bisons in 1924.

In 1956, Kaw, then a resident of Oakland, California, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He was flown to New York and inducted into the Hall of Fame during a halftime ceremony at the Cornell–Harvard game in October 1956. He died in Walnut Creek, California in 1971.

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Cornell University
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Edgar Lawrence Kaw

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Eddie Kaw?

American football player (1897-1971)

When was Eddie Kaw born?

Eddie Kaw was born on 18 January 1897 in Houston.

When did Eddie Kaw die?

Eddie Kaw died on 13 December 1971 in Walnut Creek.

What was Eddie Kaw's occupation?

Eddie Kaw was an american football player.

What nationality was Eddie Kaw?

Eddie Kaw was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Eddie Kaw

· Wikidata: Q5336181

· DBpedia: Eddie Kaw

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