Red Nower | |
Birth Date: | June 21, 1921 |
Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec |
Death Date: | September 19, 2006 |
Position1: | Fullback |
College: | none - High School of Montreal |
Playing Years1: | 1941 |
Playing Team1: | Montreal Bulldogs |
Playing Years2: | 1942 |
Playing Team2: | Rockland (QRFU Intermediate) |
Playing Years3: | 1944 |
Playing Team3: | St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy |
Playing Years4: | 1945 |
Playing Team4: | Montreal Hornets |
Playing Years5: | 1948–49 |
Playing Team5: | Montreal Alouettes |
Honors: | , - Grey Cup Champion |
Edward "Red" Nower (1921–2006) was a Grey Cup champion Canadian Football League player. He played fullback.[1] [2]
A native Montrealer, Nower first won the Grey Cup with the champion St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy team.[3] After a season with the Montreal Hornets, he joined the Montreal Alouettes in 1948 and was part of the Larks first Grey Cup championship.[4] He worked with an electrical utility while playing with the Als.