Eddie Thompson (Canadian football)

Eddie Thompson

Date of birth	May 21, 1917
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of death	April 22, 1943
Place of death	Missing in Action
Career information
Position(s)	Halfback, Kicker, Quarterback
College	Oakwood Collegiate
Career history
As player
1937–39	Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
1940	Camp Borden
1942	Toronto RCAF Hurricanes
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star	1938, 1939, 1940
Awards	1939 - Imperial Oil Trophy
Honours	1942 - Grey Cup champion

Eddie Thompson (May 21, 1917–April 22, 1943) was an award winning, all-star and Grey Cup champion halfback in the Ontario Rugby Football Union, and he was a war hero who lost his life in World War II.

Thompson played for his hometown Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers from 1937 to 1939, and was a two time all-star and winner of the Imperial Oil Trophy in 1939 as the ORFU most valuable player. He enlisted in the Canadian Forces in 1940 and played football with Camp Borden in 1940.

In 1942 he was co-captain of the famed Toronto RCAF Hurricanes team. He scored 51 points in 1942 and was a key player on the Grey Cup champions.

Flight Lieutenant Edward Blake Thompson was reported "missing in action at sea" on April 22, 1943, and was later presumed dead.