Ed Bender

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1930–2015)}}

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| name = Ed Bender

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|6|15}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|4|10|1930|6|15}}

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| player_years1 = 1949–1952

| player_team1 = Northeast Missouri State

| player_positions = Quarterback

| coach_years1 = 1956–1957

| coach_team1 = Princeton HS (MO)

| coach_years2 = 1958–1959

| coach_team2 = Fulton HS (MO)

| coach_years3 = 1960–1965

| coach_team3 = Rochelle HS (IL)

| coach_years4 = 1966–1971

| coach_team4 = LaSalle-Peru HS (IL)

| coach_years5 = 1972–1974

| coach_team5 = Wisconsin–Superior

| overall_record = 4–26 (college)

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Edward William Bender (June 15, 1930 – April 10, 2015) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Superior from 1972 to 1974, compiling a record of 4–26.{{cite web|url=http://www.evergreenfuneralhome.com/obituary.phtml?obituary_id=05DB8034|title=Edward W. Bender|publisher=evergreenfuneralhome.com|access-date=February 15, 2020}} He played college football at Northeast Missouri State College (now known as Truman State University) in Kirksville, Missouri.{{cite web|url=https://trumanbulldogs.com/hof.aspx?hof=23|title=Ed Bender|publisher=Truman State Bulldogs|access-date=February 15, 2020}}