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Edwin Kahn was born in New York City on November 9, 1911. He grew up in Roxbury, Mass and attended Boston English High School. He played college football as a lineman at the University of North Carolina. Eddie was All-Southern Conference in 1933, and All-Southern Conference, All South Atlantic, Players All-America, and Jewish All America in 1934. In 1935, he tried out for the Boston Redskins, making the team as a guard and becoming the third North Carolina player to join the NFL. He played for Boston in the 1935 and 1936 seasons and won a starting position in the 6th game of the 1936 season. After the 1936 season, Eddie was traded to the Bears, but was bought back by the Redskins before the 1937 season. The Redskins purchased the Hazleton, Pennsylvania minor league football team, in 1938, and appointed Eddie as player-coach. He led the Hazelton Redskins to the Eastern Pennsylvania League and Dixie Championships before retiring from football at the end of the season. Eddie Kahn served as a 1st Lieutenant in the Army infantry in World War II. He was wounded in the invasion of Kawajalien, and died of wounds incurred in the invasion of Leyte in the Philippines on February 17, 1945, at age 33. |
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