Ed Kagy Explained

Ed Kagy
Birth Date:21 April 1889
Birth Place:Cleveland Heights, Ohio, U.S.
Death Place:Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Position1:Halfback
College:Western Reserve
Playing Years1:1912
Playing Team1:Shelby Blues
Playing Years2:1912
Playing Team2:Elyria Athletics
Playing Years3:1913–1914
Playing Team3:Akron Indians
Playing Years4:1915
Playing Team4:Massillon Tigers
Playing Years5:1917
Playing Team5:Camp Sherman
Career Highlights:

Edmund Leroy Kagy (April 21, 1889 – November 16, 1960) was a professional American football player in the Ohio League, which was the direct predecessor to the modern National Football League (NFL), from 1912 until 1915. During that time he played with the Shelby Blues, Elyria Athletics, Akron Indians and the Massillon Tigers. He won championships with Elyria, in 1914, and Akron in 1913 and 1914.

Prior to his professional career, Kagy played college level at Western Reserve, now known as Case Western Reserve University, from 1908 to 1910. In 1917 he played for the Camp Sherman Football Team. He played for the team on November 29, 1917, in a 28–0 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes. On April 18, 1980, Kagy was inducted into Case's varsity sports hall of fame.Kagy coached Western Reserve's basketball team for two seasons spanning from 1911 to 1913, and Western Reserve's baseball team during the 1912 season.[1] Kagy was also an assistant football coach in 1911.[2]

In 1912, Kagy co-founded Gyro International, where he remained involved until he retired in 1953. He was enduringly known within the organization as the "Grey Eagle.”[3] He resided in Chagrin Falls, OH much of his adult life.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edmund L. Kagy.
  2. Book: Nihon Yearbook -- Class of 1913 . Cleveland, OH . Western Reserve University . 35 .
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-03-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160413132455/http://www.gyroclubofcalgary.com/bulletin/Gyroscope_AprilMayJune_2012.pdf . 2016-04-13 . dead .
  4. Web site: Edmond Kagy in the 1940 Census | Ancestry®. .