Edward F. "Butch" Songin (born May 11, 1924) is a former quarterback

Quarterback

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 for the Boston College Eagles

Boston College Eagles

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, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...

 of the Canadian Rugby Union

Canadian Football League East Division

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, and for the American Football League

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's Boston Patriots and New York Titans

New York Jets

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. He also was an All-American defenseman

Defense (sport)

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 for the BC Eagles ice hockey

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 team.

Boston College

From 1947 to 1949, Songin was the starting

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 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

Eastern Hockey League

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 during the 1954-55 season. His nephew Tom Songin

Tom Songin

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 played right wing

Winger (ice hockey)

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 for the Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins

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Canadian Football

From 1953-1954, Songin played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...

 of the Canadian Rugby Union

Canadian Football League East Division

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, predecessor of the Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

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. He won the Grey Cup

Grey Cup

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 in his rookie

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 year.

American Football League

In 1960 Songin signed with the Boston Patriots of the newly created American Football League

American Football League

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. On September 9, 1960, Songin played in the first ever AFL game, against the Denver Broncos

Denver Broncos

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. 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

Babe Parilli

-Biography:Parilli was born in the Pittsburgh industrial suburb of Rochester, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Kentucky as an All-American starting quarterback for the Wildcats under Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant....

. 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

Lee Grosscup

Clyde Lee Edward Grosscup is a former American football player and broadcaster.-Collegiate career:Grosscup was a quarterback for the Washington Huskies in 1955...

. He played in 7 games, completing 42 of 90 passes for 442 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions.

See also

• Other American Football League players