Date of birth May 21, 1917 1940 Camp Borden Place of death Missing in Action Died April 22, 1943 | Date of death April 22, 1943 Name Eddie Thompson | |
College Oakwood Collegiate Institute | ||
Positions Placekicker, Quarterback | ||
Eddie Thompson (May 21, 1917–April 22, 1943) was an award winning, all-star and Grey Cup champion halfback in the Ontario Rugby Football Union, and he was a war hero who lost his life in World War II.
Thompson played for his hometown Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers from 1937 to 1939, and was a two time all-star and winner of the Imperial Oil Trophy in 1939 as the ORFU most valuable player. He enlisted in the Canadian Forces in 1940 and played football with Camp Borden in 1940.
In 1942 he was co-captain of the famed Toronto RCAF Hurricanes team. He scored 51 points in 1942 and was a key player on the Grey Cup champions.
Flight Lieutenant Edward Blake Thompson was reported "missing in action at sea" on April 22, 1943, and was later presumed dead.