Butch Songin
| Butch Songin | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 11, 1924 Walpole, Massachusetts |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Foxboro, Massachusetts |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| College | Boston College |
| Jersey #(s) | 11 |
| Career highlights | |
| Awards | 1949 Scanlan Award |
| Statistics | |
| Teams | |
| 1953-1954 1960-1961 1962 |
IRFU Hamilton Tiger-Cats AFL Boston Patriots AFL New York Titans |
Edward F. "Butch" Songin (May 11, 1924 – May 12, 1976) was a quarterback for the Boston College Eagles, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Rugby Union, and for the American Football League's Boston Patriots and New York Titans. He also was an All-American defenseman for the BC Eagles ice hockey team.
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Boston College
From 1947 to 1949, Songin was the starting quarterback for the Boston College Eagles. He completed 192 of 385 passes for 2,534 yards, 30 touchdowns, and 24 interceptions.
Hockey
Songin was a Hockey All-American for Boston College in 1948. He was a member of the 1948-1949 national championship team. He was captain of the 1949-50 squad and also won All-American. He was a founding member of the Pike's Peak Hockey Club. Today it is Boston College's oldest hockey booster organizations. Songin also played 1 game for the Worcester Warriors of the Eastern Hockey League during the 1954-55 season. His nephew Tom Songin played right wing for the Boston Bruins
American Football League
In 1950 Songin played three games for the Erie Vets of the AFL before being sidelined by an injury, damaging the team's chances of a championship.[1]
Canadian Football
From 1953-1954, Songin played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Rugby Union, predecessor of the Canadian Football League. He won the Grey Cup in his rookie year.
American Football League
In 1960 Songin signed with the Boston Patriots of the newly created American Football League. On September 9, 1960, Songin played in the first ever AFL game, against the Denver Broncos. In his first season with Boston he completed 187 of 392 passes for 2,476 yards, 22 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions. In 1961 he split starting duties with Babe Parilli. He completed 98 of 212 passes for 1,429 yards, 14 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions. In 1962 he was the opening day quarterback for the New York Titans, but was replaced by Lee Grosscup. He played in 7 games, completing 42 of 90 passes for 442 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions.
Death
Songin died of cancer May 12, 1976 at his home in Foxboro, MA. He was 52 years old. At the time of his death, he was chief probation officer in the Wrentham District Court. He left his widow, Catherine E. (Rockett-Currivan); three daughters, a son, a stepson, a stepdaughter, three sisters and three brothers. [2]
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| NCAA All-Tournament Second Team | 1948 | [3] |
| NCAA All-Tournament First Team | 1949 | [3] |
| NCAA All-Tournament Second Team | 1950 | [3] |
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/12-02-398.pdf
- ↑ https://archive.org/stream/bridgemagazinefosu1976bos/bridgemagazinefosu1976bos_djvu.txt
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- 1924 births
- People from Walpole, Massachusetts
- American football quarterbacks
- Boston College Eagles football players
- Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey players
- Grey Cup champions
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- Boston Patriots (AFL) players
- New York Titans (AFL) players
- 1976 deaths
- Players of American football from Massachusetts
- Canadian football quarterbacks
- American players of Canadian football
