Eric Chipper (1915–1996) was an all-star and

Grey Cup The Grey Cup (french: Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. The game is contested be ...

champion Canadian football player, playing from 1938 to 1950. Starting with the

Ottawa Rough Riders The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. Formerly one of the oldest and longest-lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine ...

in 1938, Chipper played halfback and (when George Fraser retired) was a league leading kicker. He won the

in 1940. During the war years he played in the

Ontario Rugby Football Union The Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) was an early amateur Canadian football league comprising teams in the Canadian province of Ontario. The ORFU was founded on Saturday, January 6, 1883 and in 1903 became the first major competition to adopt th ...

, with the Ottawa Combines in 1943 and the

Ottawa Trojans The Ottawa Trojans were a Canadian football team based in Ottawa, Ontario and competed in the Ontario Rugby Football Union from 1943-1947. After winning the 1947 ORFU championship, the team would merge with the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1948.https ...

in 1944. In 1945 he was selected as an all-star and in 1948 he won the

Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy The Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy is a Canadian football award recognizing the most outstanding football player of the Quebec Student Sport Federation (RESQ) The trophy was originally presented to the player who best exemplified skill, sportsmanship ...

as the best player in the

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union The East Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League, its counterpart being the West Division. Although the CFL was not founded until 1958, the East Division and its clubs are descended from earlier leagues. T ...

, on the strength of his 37 points (1 touchdown, 3 field goals, and 23 converts.) Chipper Wins Jeff Russel Memorial

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, November 6, 1948

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chipper, Eric 1915 births Ottawa Rough Riders players Ontario Rugby Football Union players 1996 deaths