| Date of birth: | April 29, 1953 |
| Place of birth: | Ottawa, Ontario |
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| Position(s): | Offensive guard |
| College: | University of Ottawa |
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| 1976-1985 | Edmonton Eskimos |
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Eric Upton (born 1953 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos. After playing college football at the University of Ottawa, Upton spent his entire 10 year CFL career as an offensive lineman. He was named CFL Western All-Star 3 times and was a part of five Grey Cup championship teams with the Eskimos.
References[]
- Turchansky, Ray (November 19, 1981). "Upton Knows Ottawa Best". Edmonton Journal. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YSNlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WIgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5058,5630072&dq=eric+upton+edmonton+eskimos&hl=en. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- Gilbert, Doug (November 23, 1977). "Jauch Says Eskimos Best In 12 Years". news.google.com. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1oIuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nKEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=924,2092305&dq=eric-upton+edmonton+eskimos&hl=en. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- Spector, Mark (November 25, 2010). "Spector on CFL: All but a dynasty". sportsnet.ca. http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/2010/11/25/spec_als_dynasty/. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
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