# Oscar Kruger

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{{Short description|Canadian football player (1932–2010)}}
{{Infobox CFL player
   |name=Oscar Kruger
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   |position1=Defensive back
   |number=14, 22, 94, 96
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   |amateur_team=[Edmonton Wildcats](/source/Edmonton_Wildcats)
   |amateur_title=[CJFL](/source/Canadian_Junior_Football_League)
   |birth_date={{birth date|1932|12|24}}
   |birth_place=[Edmonton](/source/Edmonton), [Alberta](/source/Alberta), Canada
   |death_date={{death date and age|2010|7|4|1932|12|24}}
   |death_place=Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
   |Height_ft=5
   |Height_in=9
   |Weight_lbs=170
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   |playing_years1={{CFL Year|1954}}–{{CFL Year|1965}}
   |playing_team1=[Edmonton Eskimos](/source/Edmonton_Eskimos)
   |career_highlights=
*3× [Grey Cup](/source/Grey_Cup) champion ([1954](/source/42nd_Grey_Cup), [1955](/source/43rd_Grey_Cup), [1956](/source/44th_Grey_Cup))
* 4× [CFL West](/source/CFL_West) All-Star ({{CFL Year|1957}}, {{CFL Year|1958}}, {{CFL Year|1961}}, {{CFL Year|1962}})
* [Edmonton Eskimos Wall of Honour](/source/Edmonton_Eskimos_Wall_of_Honour) (1992)
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'''Oskar Kruger''' (December 24, 1932 – July 4, 2010) was a Canadian professional [football](/source/Canadian_football) [defensive back](/source/defensive_back) for the [Edmonton Eskimos](/source/Edmonton_Eskimos) from 1954 to 1965 of the [Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Football/CFL/Edmonton/2004/10/10/664161.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307213840/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Football/CFL/Edmonton/2004/10/10/664161.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |title= Memories of '54 remain fresh |newspaper= Edmonton Sun|author=Jones, Terry|date= October 10, 2004}}</ref>
 
Brought up in Edmonton, Kruger played for the [Edmonton Wildcats](/source/Edmonton_Wildcats) in 1953 and then in 1954 for the Edmonton Eskimos. He played 12 seasons at safety and ended his career with 46 interceptions and 14 fumble recoveries.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=krugeosc001&recsort=4| title = Oscar Kruger football statistics on StatsCrew.com}} </ref><ref name=esks/> Kruger was also a boxing champion for Alberta. While playing football, he  attended the  [University of Alberta](/source/University_of_Alberta) from which he graduated with a law degree.<ref name=esks/>  He was a  Western Conference All-Star in 1957, 1958, 1961, and 1962 and also led the league in interceptions 3 times.<ref>1962 Post cereal football card.</ref> In particular, he intercepted 7 balls each year from 1956 to 1958 and 6 balls in 1961 and 1963.  He was also a punt returner, especially at the start of his career.

In 1963, Kruger was named the Eskimos’ Top Canadian before retiring in 1965.<ref name=esks/>  His name is honoured on the Edmonton Eskimos Wall of Honour on [the Commonwealth Stadium](/source/Commonwealth_Stadium_(Edmonton)).<ref name=esks>{{cite web |url=http://www.esks.com/page/history-woh |title=Edmonton Eskimos - Wall of Honour |publisher=www.esks.com |access-date=2010-06-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028173300/http://esks.com/page/history-woh |archive-date=2010-10-28 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Football/CFL/Edmonton/2004/10/10/664158.html |title=Pless remains among best |newspaper= Edmonton Sun|author=Jones, Terry|date= October 10, 2004|access-date=2010-06-08 }}{{dead link|date=April 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

After his football career, Kruger practiced law in Edmonton after obtaining his degree from the University of Alberta.

Kruger contested the [1967 Alberta general election](/source/1967_Alberta_general_election) in the [Strathcona South](/source/Strathcona_South) constituency as a member of the [Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Association_of_Alberta). Kruger was defeated by Social Credit candidate [Gerrit Radstaak](/source/Gerrit_Radstaak).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1967&Constit=Strathcona-South| title=Strathcona-South Official Results 1967 Alberta general election | publisher=Alberta Heritage Community Foundation | access-date=May 21, 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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{{42nd Grey Cup}}
{{43rd Grey Cup}}
{{44th Grey Cup}}

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Category:1932 births
Category:2010 deaths
Category:Canadian football defensive backs
Category:Edmonton Elks players
Category:Players of Canadian football from Alberta
Category:Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta candidates in Alberta provincial elections
Category:Canadian sportsperson-politicians
Category:Canadian football people from Edmonton
Category:University of Alberta Faculty of Law alumni

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