Keith "Skip" Eaman (born August 14, 1947) is a former

Canadian football Canadian football () is a team sport, sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's sco ...

wide receiver who played four seasons in the

Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...

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 ...

and

Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the Canadian F ...

. He played

CIS football U Sports football is the highest level of amateur play of Canadian football and operates under the auspices of U Sports (formerly Canadian Interuniversity Sport). Twenty-seven teams from Canadian universities are divided into four athletic confer ...

Queen's University Queen's or Queens University may refer to: *Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada *Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK **Queen's University of Belfast (UK Parliament constituency) (1918–1950) **Queen's University of Belfast ...

College career

Eaman played CIS football for the

Queen's Golden Gaels The Queen's Gaels (also known as the Queen's Golden Gaels) is the Athletics program representing Queen's University at Kingston in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Team colours are blue, red, and gold. The main athletics facilities include Richardson Me ...

. He was a first team conference All-Star in 1969 and 1970 as a

running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive American football plays#Offensive terminology, handoffs from the quarterback to Rush (American football)#Offen ...

. the Gaels won the

4th Vanier Cup The 4th Vanier Cup was played on November 22, 1968, at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1968 season. The Queen's Golden Gaels won their first ever championship by defeating the Waterloo Luthera ...

on November 22, 1968 against the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks.

Professional career

Ottawa Rough Riders

Eaman was a member of the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1971 to 1973 but saw no playing time in 1973.

Montreal Alouettes

Eaman played for the Montreal Alouettes from 1974 to 1975, winning the 62nd Grey Cup in 1974.

References

External links

Just Sports Stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eaman, Keith Living people 1947 births Players of Canadian football from Quebec Canadian football wide receivers Canadian football running backs Queen's Golden Gaels football players Ottawa Rough Riders players Montreal Alouettes players Canadian football people from Montreal Anglophone Quebec people