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Moving from Category:People from Welland to Category:Sportspeople from Welland using Cat-a-lot

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{{Infobox CFL biography
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| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1937|09|30}}
| birth_place = [[Welland]], [[Ontario]]
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| position1 = Defensive back
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 170
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|1958}}–{{CFL Year|1966}}
| playing_team1 = [[Montreal Alouettes]]
| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|1967}}–{{CFL Year|1969}}
| playing_team2 = [[Toronto Argonauts]]
| career_highlights =
| CFLAllStar = {{CFL Year|1968}}
| CFLEastAllStar = {{CFL Year|1964}}, {{CFL Year|1966}}, {{CFL Year|1968}}, {{CFL Year|1969}}
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'''Ed Learn''' (born September 30, 1937) was a football player in the [[Canadian Football League]] for twelve years. He starred as a [[defensive back]] for the [[Montreal Alouettes]], where he played from 1959 to 1966 before finishing his career during the last three years as a member of the [[Toronto Argonauts]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=learned001| title = Ed Learn football statistics on StatsCrew.com}} </ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RMQtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1J8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5633,1376242&dq=ed+learn+alouettes&hl=en|title=Playing the Field|last=Carroll|first=Dink|date=November 7, 1966|work=[[The Montreal Gazette]]|page=30|access-date=29 May 2011}}</ref> He had 34 interceptions with Montreal, his top total being 6 during both 1959 and 1966 seasons. In Toronto, he closed his career with 7 interceptions in 1968 and 8 in 1969. For his efforts, he was named CFL east all-star in 1964, 1966, 1968, and 1969. In addition, he was often used as a [[punt returner]], returning 496 punts for a lifetime average of 6.0 yards per return.

After his CFL career, he became owner of a car dealership in St Catharines, Ontario.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.edlearnford.com/index.htm |title=#1 Used Car dealership in St. Catharines, Ontario. Serving Niagara Falls, Welland, Hamilton, Brantford, Fort Erie, Burlington, Oakville, Mississauga, Toronto Ontario Ford Dealer |access-date=2014-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523050713/http://www.edlearnford.com/index.htm |archive-date=2014-05-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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[[Category:1937 births]]
[[Category:Canadian football defensive backs]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Montreal Alouettes players]]
[[Category:Toronto Argonauts players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Welland]]
[[Category:Players of Canadian football from Ontario]]

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Ed Learn - Revision history

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