Ed Kahn

Edwin Bernard Kahn (November 9, 1911 – February 17, 1945) was an American football guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Boston and Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of North Carolina. Edwin (Eddie) Bernard Kahn was born in New York City, November 9, 1911. He grew up in Roxbury, Massachusetts, attended Boston English High School, and played on the football team in his sophomore year with limited success. He went to the University of North Carolina to study law, but after he put on enough weight, he tried football again, making the freshman football team as a fullback. He lettered for three years as a guard on the varsity team, and acquired the nickname "King Kong". The 1934 Tar Heels, coached by Carl Snavely, went 7–1–1, with the "ladies from hell" Kahn and George Barclay as guards, and Jim Tatum (later the coach of the 1953 University of Maryland national champion team) at tackle. Kahn was All-Southern Conference in 1933, and All-Southern Conference, All South Atlantic, Players All-America, and Jewish All America in 1934. In 1935, Kahn tried out for the Boston Redskins, making the team as a guard and becoming the third North Carolina player to join the NFL. The owner, George Preston Marshall, gave Eddie permission to sit out the first game in 1935 because it fell on Rosh Hashanah. Kahn played for Boston in the 1935 and 1936 seasons. He won a starting position in the 6th game of the 1936 season against the Eagles, helping the Ray Flaherty-coached Redskins to their first winning season (7–5) and the Eastern Division title. The Redskins lost to the Packers in the championship game. Kahn was selected to the 1936 all-NFL 2nd team. After the 1936 season, Kahn was traded to the Bears, but was bought back by the Redskins before the 1937 season. In 1937 the Redskins – and Kahn – moved to Washington. With the addition of Sammy Baugh, the team improved their regular season record to 8–3 and beat Bronco Nagurski and George Halas's