Ed Justice
Encyclopedia
Edward S. Justice was an American football
end in the National Football League
for the Boston/Washington Redskins
.
at Gonzaga University
, playing in the 1930s under the coaching of Mike Pecarovich. For the 1936 East-West Shrine Game
, Justice was selected to play for the West. During this game he was named best blocking back and best defensive back.
, from 1936–1942, as a member of a team that won four divisional championships and two NFL
championships, in 1937 and 1942. In 1937 Justice caught the winning touchdown pass from Sammy Baugh
against Chicago to win the league championship. He was named to the 1942 NFL
Pro Bowl
team.
, and later as a Spokane, Washington
businessman.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
end in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
for the Boston/Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
.
College career
Justice attended and played college footballCollege football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Gonzaga University
Gonzaga University
Gonzaga University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Founded in 1887 by the Society of Jesus, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and is named after the young Jesuit saint, Aloysius Gonzaga...
, playing in the 1930s under the coaching of Mike Pecarovich. For the 1936 East-West Shrine Game
East-West Shrine Game
The East–West Shrine Game is an annual post-season college football all-star game played each January since 1925. The game is sponsored by the fraternal group Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and the net proceeds are earmarked to some of the Shrine's charitable works, most notably the Shriners...
, Justice was selected to play for the West. During this game he was named best blocking back and best defensive back.
Professional career
Justice played seven seasons for the Boston/Washington RedskinsWashington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
, from 1936–1942, as a member of a team that won four divisional championships and two NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
championships, in 1937 and 1942. In 1937 Justice caught the winning touchdown pass from Sammy Baugh
Sammy Baugh
Samuel Adrian "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the Horned Frogs at Texas Christian University, where he was a two-time All-American. He then played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1937 to 1952...
against Chicago to win the league championship. He was named to the 1942 NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
Pro Bowl
Pro Bowl
In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...
team.
Life after football
Following his professional football career Justice served as a member of the armed forces in World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, and later as a Spokane, Washington
Spokane, Washington
Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
businessman.
Honors
- 1987 Named to Inland Northwest Sports Hall of Fame.
- 1988 Named to Gonzaga UniversityGonzaga UniversityGonzaga University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Founded in 1887 by the Society of Jesus, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and is named after the young Jesuit saint, Aloysius Gonzaga...
Hall of Fame.
External links
- World War II Honor Roll: http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/war/worldwar2/honor_roll.jsp
- Gonzaga Hall of Fame: Member profile
- Inland Northwest Sports Hall of Fame: http://www.spokanesports.org/spokanesports/sub.aspx?id=15266