26 Facts About Eddie Keenan

Edward Felix Keenan was an American football guard who played one season in the National Football League for the Hartford Blues.

Eddie Keenan spent time with the New York Yankees and New York Giants.

Eddie Keenan was born on October 30,1894, in Waterbury, Connecticut.

At the season's end, Eddie Keenan was named to the All-Maryland college football team by The Baltimore Sun.

Eddie Keenan was never outplayed and earns his place [on the All-Maryland team] by a wide margin.

Besides playing an aggressive and heady game on defense and a driving offensive game, Eddie Keenan was of other value to [Tom] Kibler.

Eddie Keenan weighed about 305 pounds during the 1923 season, but was described as having "slowed down a lot" compared to prior years.

Eddie Keenan even made some good tackles, once he gets in reach of a play, look out.

Eddie Keenan participated in local minstrel productions, took part in drama productions and sang in the college glee club.

The arrival of Eddie Keenan was a big thing in many ways.

Eddie Keenan started the game as backup to Jack Bonadies, and later came in as a substitute for the latter, before being replaced by Ralph Nichols after playing for about 25 minutes.

Eddie Keenan's 320-pounds graced about 25 minutes of the contest a[n]d the way he moved about surprised the onlookers.

Eddie Keenan had to open big holes in the lines; there was no other way for him to move forward.

Eddie Keenan started at right guard against the Giants before being replaced by Ralph Nichols.

In both games, Eddie Keenan was the starting Hartford right guard.

Eddie Keenan is a very big man, but moves about with a surprising agility.

Eddie Keenan is said to be the largest human in the game to-day.

Eddie Keenan was the starting left guard, with Mule Werwaiss taking his spot at right guard.

Eddie Keenan made his tenth consecutive start in the game, playing at left guard.

Eddie Keenan was a starter at either right or left guard in every game, and was said to have played "sturdy football" throughout the season for Hartford.

Eddie Keenan was one of only two Blues to appear in all ten games, and the only lineman.

In October 1928, Eddie Keenan played briefly with All-Torrington, reuniting him with several former Hartford teammates.

Eddie Keenan remained an avid fan of football after his playing days.

Eddie Keenan often traveled by airplane across the country to watch the most important college and professional games of the week.

In 1981, Eddie Keenan was inducted into the Washington College Sports Hall of Fame.

Eddie Keenan died three years later, on January 28,1984, at the age of 89.