Ben Simpson
{{Short description|Canadian football player (1878–1964)}}
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| name = Ben Simpson
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1878|05|09}}
| birth_place = Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|1964|10|20|1878|05|09}}
| death_place = Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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| position1 = Running back
Placekicker
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| college = Queen's University
| playing_years1 = 1899–1903
| playing_team1 = Queen's University
| playing_years2 = 1904–1910
| playing_team2 = Hamilton Tigers
| career_highlights =
| CFHOF = ben-l-simpson
| CFHOFYear = 1963
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Benjamin L. Simpson (September 5, 1878 – October 20, 1964) was a star football player in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four) for seven seasons for the Hamilton Tigers. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.
External links
- [http://www.cfhof.ca/members/ben-l-simpson/ Canada's Sports Hall of Fame profile]
{{1908 Dominion Championship}}
{{Canadian Football Hall of Fame members}}
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Category:Players of Canadian football from Ontario
Category:Sportspeople from Peterborough, Ontario
Category:Hamilton Tigers football players
Category:Queen's Golden Gaels football players
Category:Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees
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