Ed Mularchyk

Ed Mularchyk
Born:December 14, 1933
Died:May 5, 1992
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Career information
Position(s)Kicker, End
CJFLWindsor AKO Fratmen
Career history
As player
1955, 1956Ottawa Rough Riders
Career highlights and awards
Awards1955 - Gruen Trophy

Ed Mularchyk is a former award winning Canadian Football League player.

Mularchyk played with Windsor AKO Fratmen,[1] helping win the national Junior championship in 1954 (against the Winnipeg Rods).[2] He played one season with the Ottawa Rough Riders and won the Gruen Trophy as Canadian rookie of the year in the east, though there was some controversy surrounding his selection.[3] He later attended the University of Western Ontario, playing football[4] and becoming an ophthalmologist.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Windsor AKO Fratmen Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Winnipeg Bows in Junior Final Leader-Post, November 22, 1954
  3. ^ Kinsella's Corner: Rookie of the Year isn't eligible to win, by Jack Kinsella, Ottawa Citizen, November 3, 1958. NOTE: Though Mularchyk won the Gruen Trophy as a member of the Ottawa Rough Riders, there seems to be no record of him having played a regular season game for Ottawa in 1955. His name does show in line up cards for 1956.
  4. ^ Stu McNiell still a Pro Windsor Star, November 1, 1961
  5. ^ DEATHS * AVIS DE DECES, Canadian Medical Association Journal 1992; 147 (9), November 1, 1992.