Ed McQuarters

Eddie Lee McQuarters (born April 16, 1943) is a former defensive tackle for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1966 to 1974. McQuarters was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1988.

Ed McQuarters

No. 61
Date of birth	(1943-04-16) April 16, 1943
Place of birth	Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Career information
CFL status	International
Position(s)	DL
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	255 lb (116 kg)
US college	Oklahoma
NFL draft	1965 / round: 18 / pick: 250
Drafted by	St. Louis Cardinals
Career history
As player
1965	St. Louis Cardinals
1966–1974	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Big Eight (1963)
CFL All-Star	1967, 1968, 1969
CFL West All-Star	1967, 1968, 1969
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1988

College and NFL

After a stellar career at the University of Oklahoma, McQuarters was selected in the 18th round of the 1965 NFL draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, but after one year was released.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

McQuarters was a defensive tackle, playing his entire 9-year career for Saskatchewan. The Green Riders played in four Grey Cup games during that period, winning in his rookie year, the 54th Grey Cup in 1966 against the Ottawa Rough Riders.

Mcquarters lost his left eye in a home workshop accident prior to the 1971 season, which limited his effectiveness but did not prevent him from playing up to the 1974 season, when he was cut after spending most of the year with knee injuries.

Honors and statistics

McQuarters was a CFL all-star in 1967, 1968, and 1969, winning the CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award in 1967.

McQuarters had 10 fumble recoveries, one of them for an 80-yard touchdown, one interception for a touchdown, and four blocked kicks.

Video clips

Seen in game 3 of the 1970 Western finals against Calgary in its entirety on YouTube