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Edwin C. Eller

  • Class
    1922
  • Induction
    1945
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Basketball, Baseball
The mainstay and star of every team RPI turned out during his four years at school ... Considered by many to be the finest quarterback among the smaller colleges ... An 11-letter man, having participated in baseball, basketball and swimming ... A very fast man ... Teammate of fellow Hall of Famer "Gus" Benedict for several years in football and basketball ...

Flaming red hair characterized him to all ... Became Life President of his class ... Phalanx ... Calculus Cremation Committee ... Mechanical Engineering ... Went on to serve as a Colonel with 7th Army in Europe ... Buffalo, New York.
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