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Date of birth | December 4, 1923 |
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Place of birth | Tompkinsville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Date of death | December 20, 2012 | (aged 89)
Place of death | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
Career information | |
CFL status | International |
Position(s) | C |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
US college | Western Kentucky |
Career history | |
As coach | |
1955–1958 | Edmonton Eskimos (A. coach) |
1959–1963 | Edmonton Eskimos (HC) |
1964 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (OC) |
1965–1970 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (HC) |
1971–1975 | BC Lions (HC) |
As player | |
1949–1951 | Montreal Alouettes |
1952–1954 | Edmonton Eskimos |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL East All-Star | 1949, 1950, 1951 |
CFL West All-Star | 1951, 1953, 1954 |
Career stats | |
Eagle Keys (December 4, 1923 – December 20, 2012) was an American born professional Canadian football player who played and coached in the Canadian Football League (CFL).[1] He is currently fifth all-time in regular season wins with 131 as a head coach in the CFL. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1990.