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{{Short description|American gridiron football player (1931–2018)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Ed Husmann
| image       = Ed Husmann 1961.jpg
| image_size  =
| alt         = 
| caption     = Husmann {{circa}} 1961
| number      = 66, 65, 82
| position    = [[Defensive tackle]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1931|8|6|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Schuyler, Nebraska]], U.S.
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|2018|8|30|1931|8|6|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Austin, Texas]], U.S.
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 2
| weight_lb   = 245
| high_school = [[Ogallala High School|Ogallala]] <br> ([[Ogallala, Nebraska]])
| college     = [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]] (1950–1952)
| draftyear   = 1953
| draftround  = 9
| draftpick   = 99
| pastteams   =
* [[Chicago Cardinals]] ({{NFL Year|1953|1959}})
* [[Dallas Cowboys]] ({{NFL Year|1960}})
* [[Houston Oilers]] ([[1961 American Football League season|1961]]–[[1965 American Football League season|1965]])
* [[Edmonton Elks|Edmonton Eskimos]] ({{CFL Year|1966}})
| highlights  =
* [[American Football League playoffs|AFL champion]] ([[1961 American Football League Championship Game|1961]])
* First-team [[American Football League All-League Team|All-AFL]] ([[1962 All-AFL Team|1962]])
* 2× Second-team All-AFL ([[1961 All-AFL Team|1961]], [[1963 All-AFL Team|1963]])
* 3× [[American Football League All-Star game|AFL All-Star]] (1961, 1962, [[1964 American Football League All-Star game|1963]])
* 2× [[List of National Football League annual sacks leaders#AFL annual sacks leaders|AFL sacks leader]] (1961,{{efn|co-leader this season}} 1962)
* Second-team All-[[Big Eight Conference|Big Seven]] ([[1952 All-Big Seven Conference football team|1952]])
| statleague  = NFL/AFL
| statlabel1  = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
| statvalue1  = 33
| statlabel2  = [[Fumble]] recoveries
| statvalue2  = 2
| pfr         = HusmEd00 
}}

'''Edward Earl Husmann''' (August 6, 1931 - August 30, 2018) was an American [[Gridiron football|football]] [[defensive tackle]] who played in the [[American Football League]] (AFL) for the [[Houston Oilers]]. He also played in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[Chicago Cardinals]] and the [[Dallas Cowboys]]. He played [[college football]] for the [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska Cornhuskers]].

==Early life==
Husmann attended [[Ogallala High School]], earning All-state and All-conference honors as a senior in football. He also played [[basketball]], ran [[track and field|track]] and [[Wrestling|wrestled]].

He [[Walk-on (sports)|walked-on]] to the [[University of Nebraska]]. He became a starter as a senior, at right tackle on both sides of the ball. He was also a member of the wrestling team, and won the [[Big Eight Conference|Big Seven Conference]] heavyweight wrestling championship as a senior.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dataomaha.com/neb100/player/105/ed-husmann | title=#105 Ed Husmann | access-date=April 30, 2019 | archive-date=September 5, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905162541/https://dataomaha.com/neb100/player/105/ed-husmann | url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2004, he was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame. In 2006, he was inducted into the Nebraska High School Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.nptelegraph.com/husker-walk-on-inducted-into-nebraska-football-hall-of-fame/article_d1981045-d1d5-574c-9db1-caff7068bda3.html | title=Husker walk-on inducted into Nebraska Football Hall of Fame | date=September 22, 2004 | access-date=April 30, 2019}}</ref>

==Professional career==

===Chicago Cardinals===
Husmann was selected by the [[Chicago Cardinals]] in the ninth round (99th overall) of the [[1953 NFL draft]] and began his career on the [[offensive line]]. He spent the next two years out of football, while serving his military service in the [[United States Army]]. He returned to the team in [[1956 NFL season|1956]].

===Dallas Cowboys===
He was selected by the [[Dallas Cowboys]] in the [[1960 NFL expansion draft]]. He became the first starter at [[defensive tackle|right defensive tackle]] in franchise history. He was waived on September 5, [[1961 NFL season|1961]].

===Houston Oilers===
In [[1961 AFL season|1961]], he was signed as a [[free agent]] by the [[Houston Oilers]] and was used at [[defensive tackle]] and [[defensive end]]. That year, he played a key role in the team winning their second straight championship and was the runner-up to [[Billy Cannon]] in the MVP voting for the title game.

He was released on August 8, [[1966 NFL season|1966]]. He left with the franchise single-game sack record (4). During his professional career, he played every line position, offensive and defensive, except for center.

===Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)===
In [[1966 CFL season|1966]], he signed with the [[Edmonton Eskimos]] of the [[Canadian Football League]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=957&dat=19660812&id=L9YLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jFYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5602,2424060&hl=es | title=Leading Riders Cautious For Game With B.C. Lions| access-date=April 30, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Husmann died on August 30, 2018, in [[Austin, Texas]] at the age of 87.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pospisil |first1=Stu |title=Ex-Husker Ed Husmann remembered for his competitive spirit |url=https://www.omaha.com/huskers/football/ex-husker-ed-husmann-remembered-for-his-competitive-spirit/article_4169295a-168b-5ace-a347-df69c6f44ef7.html |access-date=April 30, 2019 |work=Omaha World-Herald |publisher=©2018 BH Media Group |date=September 8, 2018}}</ref>

==Notes and references==
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==External links==
*[http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1482759 Nebraska Corn Huskers bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920130702/http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1482759 |date=2015-09-20 }}
*[http://nebhalloffame.org/ed-husmann-ogallala/ Nebraska High School Hall of Fame bio]

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