Don Warrington | |
Birth Date: | 7 June 1948 |
Birth Place: | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
Death Place: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Number: | 21 |
Import: | no |
Position1: | Running back |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lb: | 205 |
College: | Simon Fraser |
Cfldraftedyear: | 1970 |
Cfldraftedround: | 4 |
Cfldraftedpick: | 31 |
Cfldraftedteam: | BC Lions |
Playing Team1: | BC Lions |
Playing Years2: | – |
Playing Team2: | Edmonton Eskimos |
Career Highlights: |
Don Warrington (June 7, 1948 – December 4, 1980) was a running back who played ten seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Edmonton Eskimos. In his career, Warrington was a part of four Grey Cup championship teams. He was nicknamed "Jeep".[1] He played college football for the Simon Fraser Clan.[2]
He suffered fatal injuries in a car accident near Sherwood Park, Alberta, on December 2, 1980, nine days after appearing in the Edmonton Eskimos' third (of five) consecutive Grey Cup wins that year.[2] Warrington died two days later at University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton. In his memory, the Eskimos wore a patch with 'EE 21' in a circle on their jersey sleeves the following season; the team won its fourth straight Grey Cup that year.
Warrington's jersey number (21) was unofficially retired by the Eskimos following his death.[3]