Ed Husmann

Sacks:	33
Fumble recoveries:	2

Ed Husmann
	Husmann c. 1961
No. 66, 65, 82
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	August 6, 1931; Schuyler, Nebraska, U.S.
Died:	August 30, 2018 (aged 87); Austin, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:	Ogallala ; (Ogallala, Nebraska)
College:	Nebraska (1950–1952)
NFL draft:	1953 / Round: 9 / Pick: 99
Career history
	Chicago Cardinals (1953–1959); Dallas Cowboys (1960); Houston Oilers (1961–1965); Edmonton Eskimos (1966);
Career highlights and awards
	AFL champion (1961); First-team All-AFL (1962); 2× Second-team All-AFL (1961, 1963); 3× AFL All-Star (1961, 1962, 1963); 2× AFL sacks leader (1961, 1962); Second-team All-Big Seven (1952);
Career NFL/AFL statistics
Sacks:
Sacks:	33
Fumble recoveries:	2
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Edward Earl Husmann (August 6, 1931 - August 30, 2018) was an American football defensive tackle who played in the American Football League (AFL) for the Houston Oilers. He also played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Cardinals and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Early years

Husmann attended Ogallala High School, earning All-state and All-conference honors as a senior in football. He also played basketball, ran track and wrestled.

He

University of Nebraska. He became a starter as a senior, at right tackle on both sides of the ball. He was also a member of the wrestling team, and won the Big Seven Conference heavyweight wrestling championship as a senior.^[1]

In 2004, he was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame. In 2006, he was inducted into the Nebraska High School Hall of Fame.[2]

Professional career

Chicago Cardinals

Husmann was selected by the

offensive line. He spent the next two years out of football, while serving his military service in the United States Army. He returned to the team in 1956

.

Dallas Cowboys

He was selected by the

1960 NFL Expansion Draft. He became the first starter at right defensive tackle in franchise history. He was waived on September 5, 1961

.

Houston Oilers

In

1961, he was signed as a free agent by the Houston Oilers and was used at defensive tackle and defensive end. That year, he played a key role in the team winning their second straight championship and was the runner-up to Billy Cannon

in the MVP voting for the title game.

He was released on August 8, 1966. He left with the franchise single-game sack record (4). During his professional career, he played every line position, offensive and defensive, except for center.

Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)

In

Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.^[3]

Personal life

Husmann died on August 30, 2018, in Austin, Texas at the age of 87.^[4]

Notes and references

^ co-leader this season

^ "#105 Ed Husmann". Retrieved April 30, 2019.
^ "Husker walk-on inducted into Nebraska Football Hall of Fame". Retrieved April 30, 2019.
^ "Leading Riders Cautious For Game With B.C. Lions". Retrieved April 30, 2019.
^ Pospisil, Stu (September 8, 2018). "Ex-Husker Ed Husmann remembered for his competitive spirit". Omaha World-Herald. ©2018 BH Media Group. Retrieved April 30, 2019.

External links

[1] -leader this season

[2] "#105 Ed Husmann". Retrieved April 30, 2019.

[3] "Husker walk-on inducted into Nebraska Football Hall of Fame". Retrieved April 30, 2019.

[4] "Leading Riders Cautious For Game With B.C. Lions". Retrieved April 30, 2019.

[5] Pospisil, Stu (September 8, 2018). "Ex-Husker Ed Husmann remembered for his competitive spirit". Omaha World-Herald. ©2018 BH Media Group. Retrieved April 30, 2019.

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AFL annual sacks leaders
1960: Branch & Morris 1961: Husmann & Nery 1962: Husmann 1963: Eisenhauer 1964: Sestak 1965: Eisenhauer 1966: Biggs 1967: Lassiter 1968: Philbin 1969: DeLong
Stats retroactively counted - American Football League merged with National Football League after 1969