Ed Nagle Explained

Played For:Saskatoon Sheiks
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lb:165
Birth Date:10 August 1893
Birth Place:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:near San Francisco, California, U.S.
Career Start:1913
Career End:1924

Edmund Burke "Doc" Nagle (August 10, 1893 – June 24, 1966[1]) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, born in Ottawa. He played with the Saskatoon Sheiks of the Western Canada Hockey League.

Biography

Nagle was a dentist, hence his nickname "Doc".

An all-around athlete, he competed in football, ice hockey, track and field and baseball as a student at the University of Ottawa.[2]

Nagle received his dental education at the University of Pittsburgh.[2] While in that city, he played amateur hockey for the Pittsburgh Athletic Association[2] and was elected captain of the team at the beginning of the 1919–20 season.[3] Roy Schooley, who assembled the very first U.S. Olympic ice hockey team in 1920, said he would have named Nagle to the roster had Nagle been eligible to compete for the U.S.[4]

Nagle coached multiple sports for many years in Saskatoon and Battleford,[2] including football at the University of Saskatchewan.[5]

He died on an ocean cruiser outside of San Francisco in 1966, aged 72.

Notes and References

  1. http://losthockey.com/__a/members/deaths_by_year.cfm?year=1966&month=6 Hockey deaths - June 1966
  2. News: The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan. 7. Former Hockey Player Succumbs. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: The Pittsburg Press. December 12, 1919. 40. Hockey Opening Tonight. Google News Archive.
  4. News: The Pittsburg Press. March 17, 1920. 27. Olympic Hockey Team Chosen; Will Raise Funds Here. Google News Archive.
  5. News: Degeer. Vern. The Windsor Star. September 9, 1938. Sec. 2, p. 2. Sport Gossip. Newspapers.com.