Eric Upton

{{Short description|Canadian football player (1953–2024)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox CFL biography

| name = Eric Upton

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| position1 = Guard

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| College = Ottawa

| birth_date = {{birth date|1953|4|29}}

| birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|5|23|1953|4|29}}

| death_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

| Height_ft = 6

| Height_in = 3

| Weight_lbs = 245

| CFLDraftedYear = 1976

| CFLDraftedRound = 2

| CFLDraftedPick = 18

| CFLDraftedTeam = Edmonton Eskimos

| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|1976}}–{{CFL Year|1985}}

| playing_team1 = Edmonton Eskimos

| career_highlights =

• 5× Grey Cup champion (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
• Vanier Cup champion (1975)

| CFLAllStar =

| CFLWestAllStar = {{CFL Year|1979}}

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Eric Thomas Upton (April 29, 1953 – May 23, 2024) was a Canadian professional football player who was an offensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was named a CFL Western All-Star in 1979 and was a part of five Grey Cup championship teams with the Eskimos. Upton played CIAU football at the University of Ottawa, where he was a member of the 1975 Vanier Cup championship team. He died on May 23, 2024, at the age of 71.{{cite news |title=Five-in-a-row Grey Cup champion Eric Upton passes away at 71 |url=https://3downnation.com/2024/05/24/five-in-a-row-grey-cup-champion-eric-upton-passes-away-at-71/ |access-date=25 May 2024 |publisher=3DownNation |date=24 May 2024}}[https://www.connelly-mckinley.com/obituaries/Eric-Thomas-Upton?obId=31643266 Eric Thomas Upton]