Ben Simpson

Ben Simpson
Date of birth (1878-05-09)May 9, 1878
Place of birth Peterborough, Ontario
Date of death October 20, 1964(1964-10-20) (aged 86)
Place of death Hamilton, Ontario
Career information
Position(s) Running back
Placekicker
College Queen's University
Career history
As player
1899–1903 Queen's University
1904–1910 Hamilton Tigers
Career stats

Benjamin L. Simpson (born September 5, 1878, in Peterborough, Ontario, died October 20, 1964, in Hamilton, Ontario) was a star football player in the Canadian Football League for seven seasons for the Hamilton Tigers. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.


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