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Ed Jovanovski

Ed Jovanovski (JovoCop), Canadian defenceman born 1976 in Windsor, Ontario; first overall 1994 NHL draft pick, 1,128 NHL games, 500 points, 2002 Olympic gold with Canada, first NHL player back after hip resurfacing surgery.

Ed Marinaro

Ed Marinaro, born Edward Francis Marinaro in 1950, is an American former football running back and actor who set a then-NCAA career rushing record at Cornell University.

Ed Marsh

Ed Marsh (Edward Marsh, 1874–1932) was an American rower for Philadelphia's Vesper Boat Club who won gold in the men's eight at the 1900 Paris Olympics (6:07.8), won six U.S. and two Canadian titles, and later coached.

Ed McCaffrey

Ed McCaffrey (born 1968) is a former NFL wide receiver for the Giants, 49ers, and Broncos, a three-time Super Bowl champion and 1998 Pro Bowler with 565 catches and 7,422 yards, later a college head coach and father of Christian McCaffrey.

Ed Moore

Ed Moore (Edward Peerman Moore, 1897-1968), American Naval Academy rower who won 1920 Antwerp Olympic gold in the men's eights, later a US Navy rear admiral and Pacific Task Force chief of staff.

Ed Moses

Ed Moses (Glenn Edward Moses, born 1980, Loma Linda, California) is the American breaststroke swimmer, not the hurdler Edwin Moses: 2000 Olympic silver 100 breaststroke, gold medley relay world record 3:33.73, and multiple long- and short-course breaststroke world records.

Ed O'Bannon

Ed O'Bannon, UCLA forward, 1995 NCAA champion and Wooden Award winner (30 points, 17 rebounds vs Arkansas), later named plaintiff in O'Bannon v. NCAA, the 2009 antitrust case over athlete NIL compensation.

Ed Oliver (American football)

Ed Oliver, Buffalo Bills defensive tackle No. 91, drafted ninth overall in 2019 from Houston; Outland Trophy winner 2017, three-time All-American, signed through 2027, recovering from 2025 bicep and knee surgeries.

Ed Orgeron

Ed Orgeron, American college football coach born in Larose, Louisiana; head coach at Ole Miss, USC (interim), and LSU, winning the 2019 CFP national title 15-0 before parting ways in 2021 and later returning as a special assistant.

Ed Reed

Ed Reed (Edward Earl Reed Jr., b. 1978), Baltimore Ravens safety, 2002 first-round pick from Miami; Hall of Fame 2019; NFL-record 1,590 interception return yards, 64 INTs, 2004 Defensive Player of the Year.

Ed Rimkus

Ed Rimkus (Edward William Rimkus, 1913-1999), American bobsledder and General Electric engineer who won four-man bobsleigh gold at the 1948 St. Moritz Olympics in the USA-2 sled after only two seasons of sliding.

Ed Salisbury

Ed Salisbury (Edwin Lyle Salisbury, 1910-1986), American rower; stroke oar of the University of California eight that won the 1932 Olympic men's eights gold at Long Beach in 6:37.6, beating Italy by 0.2 seconds.

Ed Sanders

Ed Sanders (Hayes Edward Sanders, "Big Ed"), 1930–1954, American heavyweight boxer; 1952 Helsinki Olympic gold medalist and first African-American Olympic heavyweight champion; died after a pro fight KO.

Ed Stafford

Ed Stafford (Edward James Stafford, born 1975, Peterborough) is a British explorer and former Army captain, first person to walk the Amazon River's length, 860 days, 2008-2010; later Discovery survival TV including Naked and Marooned.

Ed Stevens

Ed Stevens refers to two American athletes: Edward Lee Stevens (1925–2012), Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman, and Edward Glenister Stevens Jr. (1932–2013), stroke oar of Navy's 1952 Olympic gold-medal eight.

Ed Townsend

Ed Townsend (Robert Edward Townsend, Jr., born 1943) is an American freestyle swimmer, four-time NCAA champion at Yale, 1963 world record holder in both freestyle relays, and member of the US first-place 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics; later a New York entertainment lawyer.

Ed Trevelyan

Ed Trevelyan (Edward Norman Trevelyan, born 1955, San Pedro, California) is an American Soling sailor who won 1984 Olympic gold in the three-person keelboat with Robbie Haines and Rod Davis, after missing the boycotted 1980 Games; later a North Sails employee and Census Bureau statistician.

Ed Turkington

Ed Turkington (Edward Laurence Turkington, 1899-1996), American rugby union player and San Francisco official; won gold with the USA in the 1924 Paris Olympics rugby final, beating France 17-3, his only international cap.

Ed Viesturs

Ed Viesturs (born 1959), American high-altitude mountaineer; first American to climb all fourteen 8,000-meter peaks without supplemental oxygen (Endeavor 8000, 1989-2005, finished on Annapurna), seven Everest summits, IMAX Everest 1996 team member.

Ed Walsh

Ed Walsh (Edward Augustine Walsh, 1881–1959), "Big Ed", Chicago White Sox spitballer 1904–1916; lowest career ERA in MLB history (1.82), last 40-game winner (1908), Hall of Fame 1946.

Ed White

Ed White (Edgar Pardee Earle White, 1929-2014), American Olympic sailor; with twin brother Sumner won 1952 Helsinki gold in the 5.5 metre class aboard Complex II, skippered by Britton Chance; Harvard 1952 graduate.

Ed Woodward

Ed Woodward (Edward Gareth Woodward, born 1973, Chelmsford), British chartered accountant and former J.P. Morgan banker; Manchester United executive vice-chairman 2013-2022, record Adidas and Chevrolet deals, resigned amid Super League fallout.

Eddie Aikau

Eddie Aikau (Edward Ryon Makuahanai Aikau, 1946-1978), Hawaiian surfer and first Waimea Bay lifeguard, over 500 rescues, lost at sea after the Hokule'a capsized in 1978; namesake of the Eddie Would Go slogan and the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational.

Eddie Alvarez

Eddie Alvarez, "The Underground King" (born 1984, Philadelphia), is a retired American MMA lightweight who won Bellator and UFC 155-pound titles, lost the UFC belt to Conor McGregor at UFC 205, and later fought in ONE Championship.

Eddie Argo

Eddie Argo (Edwin Yancey Argo, 1895-1962), American Army colonel and equestrian; won 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold in team eventing riding Honolulu Tomboy, reserve at Amsterdam 1928.

Eddie Betts

Eddie Betts, Australian rules small forward born 1986 in Port Lincoln; played 350 AFL games and kicked 640 goals for Carlton and Adelaide, four-time Goal of the Year, three-time All Australian, later Geelong coach and Indigenous youth foundation founder.