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Canadian football player (1878–1964)

Ben Simpson
Date of birth(1878-05-09)May 9, 1878
Place of birthPeterborough, Ontario, Canada
Date of deathOctober 20, 1964(1964-10-20) (aged 86)
Place of deathHamilton, Ontario, Canada
Career information
Position(s)Running back
Placekicker
US collegeQueen's University
Career history
As player
1899–1903Queen's University
1904–1910Hamilton Tigers
Career stats

Benjamin L. Simpson (September 5, 1878 – October 20, 1964) was a star football player in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four) for seven seasons for the Hamilton Tigers. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.

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Hamilton Tigers 1908 Dominion champions
  • Captain-Coach: George Ballard * Manager: Dr. Thompson
  • George Ballard
  • William Barron
  • Biggs
  • Bill Burkholder
  • Dutch Burton
  • Craig
  • Grey
  • Bob Isbister
  • Tony Loftus
  • Don Lyon
  • Marriott
  • Dinny McCarthy
  • Art Moore
  • Ben Simpson
  • Dave Tope
  • "Rajah" Wigle
Members of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame
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