# Ed Chalupka

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Canadian gridiron football player (1947–2019)

Ed Chalupka Chalupka, circa 1969 Profile Position Guard Personal information Born (1947-02-23)February 23, 1947 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Died November 17, 2019(2019-11-17) (aged 72) Ontario, Canada Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg) Career information College North Carolina Career history Playing 1970–1976 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Operations 1981–1986 CFLPA (President) Awards and highlights Grey Cup champion (1972) First-team All-ACC (1969)

**Edward Chalupka** (February 23, 1947 – November 17, 2019) was a [Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League) (CFL) player. He played [college football](/source/College_football) at the [University of North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_football).[1] Chalupka played his entire professional career as a [guard](/source/Guard_(gridiron_football)) for the [Hamilton Tiger-Cats](/source/Hamilton_Tiger-Cats), from [1970](/source/1970_CFL_season) through [1976](/source/1976_CFL_season). He won the [Grey Cup](/source/Grey_Cup) with Hamilton in 1972.

In 1981, five years after retiring from the CFL, Chalupka was elected as the fifth president of the [Canadian Football League Players' Association](/source/Canadian_Football_League_Players'_Association) (CFLPA). He served as CFLPA president until 1986, and was succeeded and preceded in that role by [Saskatchewan Roughriders](/source/Saskatchewan_Roughriders) running back [George Reed](/source/George_Reed_(Canadian_football)). He died on November 17, 2019, at the age of 72.[2][3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Ed Chalupka football statistics on StatsCrew.com"](http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=chalued001).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Obituary of ed Chalupka | Donald V Brown Funeral Home"](https://donaldvbrown.ca/tribute/details/6820/Ed-Chalupka/obituary.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Ed Chalupka Obituary](https://www.everhere.com/ca/obituaries/on/hamilton/ed-chalupka-9993261)

v t e Canadian Football League Players' Association presidents Gary Schreider (1965–1970) Mike Wadsworth (1970–1971) Greg Findlay (1971–1972) George Reed (1972–1981) Ed Chalupka (1981–1986) George Reed (1986–1993) Dan Ferrone (1993–2000) Stu Laird (2000–2012) Mike Morreale (2012–2014) Scott Flory (2014–2016) Jeff Keeping (2016–2020) Solomon Elimimian (2020–present)

v t e Hamilton Tiger-Cats 60th Grey Cup champions John Baker Mike Blum John Bonk Al Brenner Dave Buchanan Bill Van Burkleo Ed Chalupka Gord Christian Dave Clarke Tommy Joe Coffey Bill Danychuk Doug Dersch Chuck Ealey Ken Ferguson Dave Fleming Tony Gabriel Jerry Gantt Garney Henley Emery Hicks Jon Hohman Gary Inskeep Mark Kosmos Bob Krouse Peter Kudryk Paul McKay Doug Mitchell Angelo Mosca Jim Papai Lew Porter Bob Richardson Rick Shaw Bruce Smith Gerry Sternberg Ian Sunter George Wells Dick Wesolowski John Williams Head coach: Jerry Williams Defensive assistant: Tom Mooney Offensive assistant: Jack Zilly

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