Ed Chalupka

Ed Chalupka

File:Ed Chalupka 1969.jpeg Chalupka, circa 1969
Profile
Position	Guard
Personal information
Born	(1947-02-23)February 23, 1947 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Died	November 17, 2019(2019-11-17) (aged 72) Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College	North Carolina
Career history
Playing
1970–1976	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Operations
1981–1986	CFLPA (President)
Awards and highlights
Grey Cup champion (1972) First-team All-ACC (1969)
Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Edward Chalupka (February 23, 1947 – November 17, 2019) was a Canadian Football League (CFL) player. He played college football at the University of North Carolina. Chalupka played his entire professional career as a guard for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, from 1970 through 1976. He won the Grey Cup with Hamilton in 1972.

In 1981, five years after retiring from the CFL, Chalupka was elected as the fifth president of the Canadian Football League Players' Association (CFLPA). He served as CFLPA president until 1986, and was succeeded and preceded in that role by Saskatchewan Roughriders running back George Reed. He died on November 17, 2019, at the age of 72.