:Eddie Usher

{{Short description|American football player (1898–1973)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Eddie Usher

| image = Usher-Eddie-1922.jpg

| caption = Usher with the Independents in 1922

| position = Back

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1898|6|19|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Toledo, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date = April 1973 (aged 74)

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lbs = 192

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| college = Michigan

| pastteams =

• Buffalo All-Americans (1921)
• Rock Island Independents (1922)
• Green Bay Packers (1922, 1924)
• Kansas City Blues (1924)

| highlights =

• National champion (1918)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 18

| statlabel2 = Starts

| statvalue2 = 10

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 2

| pfr = UsheEd20

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Edward Usher (June 19, 1898 – April 1973) was an American football fullback and halfback. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines football team in 1918,{{cite web|title=1918 Football Team -- University of Michigan Athletics|work=Bentley.umich.edu|publisher=The Regents of the University of Michigan|accessdate=February 21, 2010|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1918fbt.htm}} 1920{{cite web|title=1920 Football Team -- University of Michigan Athletics|work=Bentley.umich.edu|publisher=The Regents of the University of Michigan|accessdate=February 21, 2010|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1920fbt.htm}} and 1921.{{cite web|title=1921 Football Team -- University of Michigan Athletics|work=Bentley.umich.edu|publisher=The Regents of the University of Michigan|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1921fbt.htm|accessdate=February 21, 2010}}

File:Eddie Usher cutting across end for a touchdown against Tulane (1920).png

Usher later played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo All-Americans, Rock Island Independents, Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Blues for 3 seasons before retiring in 1924.{{cite web | title = Eddie Usher Statistics |publisher=Sports Reference LLC.| work = Pro Football Reference | url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/U/UsheEd20.htm | accessdate = January 14, 2010 }}