1. Edmund Leo McNamara was an American law enforcement official and professional football player who served as commissioner of the Boston Police Department.
11 Facts About Edmund McNamara
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Edmund McNamara grew up in Clinton, Massachusetts, and attended Clinton High School.
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Edmund McNamara played tackle on Clinton's undefeated 1938 football team.
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Edmund McNamara was selected by the New York Giants in the 27th round of the 1943 NFL draft.
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Edmund McNamara worked in the Bureau's Cincinnati and Washington, DC, offices before returning to Boston in 1948.
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Edmund McNamara was a principal investigator in the Brinks robbery.
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Edmund McNamara was the first career law enforcement officer to serve as Boston police commissioner in the twentieth century.
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Edmund McNamara's critics believed that the department was undermanned and opposed his consolidation of neighborhood police stations.
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However, Edmund McNamara refused to resign and remained in office until his term expired on May 31,1972.
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Edmund McNamara left Ogden in 1981 and started his own management and security consultant firm.
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Edmund McNamara is played by Bill Camp in the 2023 movie Boston Strangler.