Don Warrington (Canadian football)

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Don Warrington
Career information
No. 21
Born:	(1948-06-07)June 7, 1948 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Died:	December 4, 1980(1980-12-04) (aged 32) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
CFL status	National
Position(s)	Running back
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
College	Simon Fraser
CFL draft	1970, round: 4, pick: 31
Drafted by	BC Lions
Career history
As player
1970	BC Lions*
1971–1980	Edmonton Eskimos

Career highlights and awards
4× Grey Cup champion (1975, 1978−1980)

Don Warrington (June 7, 1948 – December 4, 1980) was a running back who played ten seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Edmonton Eskimos. In his career, Warrington was a part of four Grey Cup championship teams. He was nicknamed "Jeep". He played college football for the Simon Fraser Clan.

He suffered fatal injuries in a car accident near Sherwood Park, Alberta, on December 2, 1980, nine days after appearing in the Edmonton Eskimos' third (of five) consecutive Grey Cup wins that year. Warrington died two days later at University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton. In his memory, the Eskimos wore a patch with 'EE 21' in a circle on their jersey sleeves the following season; the team won its fourth straight Grey Cup that year.

Warrington's jersey number (21) was unofficially retired by the Eskimos following his death.

References

"Soudog's Player Profiles: Don Warrington". soudogsports.net. Archived from the original on 2013-11-26.
^ "Former Edmonton Eskimos runningback Don Warrington was in critical". upi.com. December 2, 1980.
"Right number can make a player "complete"". esks.com. Edmonton Elks. June 25, 2018.

Sources

Soutar, Ted. "Don Warrington". CFL Legends. CFL.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2017-08-26.

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General Manager: Norm Kimball

President: Don Carlson

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