Ed Hake
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Michigan, U.S.
Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| Position | Tackle |
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| Born | April 7, 1904 Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | September 12, 1978 (aged 74) Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | West Catholic Prep (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Penn Quakers (1926–1927) |
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Edward William Hake (April 7, 1904 – September 12, 1978) was an American college football player.
Hake was born in Michigan in 1904. He attended West Catholic Preparatory High School in Philadelphia. He was a star tackle on West Catholic's football team.[1]
Hake attended the University of Pennsylvania where he played football for the Penn Quakers football teams in 1926 and 1927. He was a consensus selection at the tackle position on the 1927 All-America team.[2] He was also elected as the captain of the 1927 Penn Quakers football team.[1] At the conclusion of the 1927 season, Penn head coach Lou Young said of Hake:
His courage, aggressiveness and determination to lead his fellow players to victory, made him stand out as one of the greatest football players that ever attired himself in a football uniform of the University of Pennsylvania. His excellent tackling and defensive work . . . paved the way for Pennsylvania to emerge victorious . . ."[3]
Hake also competed in wrestling and boxing at Penn.[1][4]
In 1940, Hake was employed as an insurance broker and was living in Philadelphia with his wife, Celeste, and their son, Tucker.[5] He died of a heart attack, on September 12, 1978, in Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania, at the age of 74.[6][7]
