Ed Quirk (American football)

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Ed Quirk

Quirk on a 1951 Bowman football card
No. 34
Position:	Fullback
Personal information
Born:	(1925-02-27)February 27, 1925 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died:	June 13, 1962(1962-06-13) (aged 37) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
College:	Missouri
NFL draft:	1948 / round: 15 / pick: 128
Career history
Washington Redskins (1948–1951)
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Big Six (1947)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 38 Rushing yards: 467 Average: 4.0 Touchdowns: 5 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Edward George Quirk (February 27, 1925 – June 13, 1962) was an American professional football fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Missouri and was drafted in the fifteenth round of the 1948 NFL draft. He died of a heart ailment in 1962.^[1]

Representing the Missouri Tigers track and field team, Quirk won the 1945 NCAA Track and Field Championships in the shot put as well.^[2]