Edwin Harrison
Houston (TX) Westbury | |
| College: | Colorado |
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| Undrafted: | 2008 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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| CFL status: | Import |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Edwin Charles Harrison (born November 18, 1984) is the
guard who was a member of the Calgary Stampeders and the Kansas City Chiefs. He won a Grey Cup championship with the Stampeders in 2014. He played college football at Colorado
.
Coaching career
Toronto Argonauts
On January 19, 2022, it was announced that Harrison had joined the
running backs and quality control coach.[1] He won the 109th Grey Cup
in his first year with the team and was with the Argonauts for two years.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
On January 15, 2024, it was announced that Harrison had been named the
offensive line coach for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[2]
Personal life
Harrison is the grandson of former
Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810, crashed into Slesse Mountain, killing all 62 people aboard. Harrison's search to learn more about the life and death of his grandfather and his family history is at the centre of the 2012 documentary The Crash of Flight 810, part of TSN's Engraved on a Nation series of eight documentaries celebrating the 100th Grey Cup.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Argos announce 2022 coaching staff". Toronto Argonauts. January 19, 2022.
- ^ "Roughriders announce 2024 coaching staff". Saskatchewan Roughriders. January 15, 2024.
- ^ McNeil, Shane (November 2, 2012). "Engraved On a Nation: A Family United Through Tragedy". The Sports Network. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ Beamish, Mike (November 1, 2012). "Fatal 1956 CFL air crash-Engraved On a Nation: Recalling a flight taken, and not taken". The Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2012.