Collection

SAC Sports Memorabilia

Title

Football Pants Worn by Roy E. Eddy '45

Name Access

Eddy, Roy E.

Original Owner

Roy E. Eddy '45

Subject Access

1940s

Sports

Football

Category

Clothing

Sub-Category

Sports Equipment

Geographic Access

Aurora

Start Date

1945

Description

1 pants : cotton, brown; 87 x 40 cm

Public Description

A pair of football pants belonging to Lt. Col. Roy E. Eddy from the year 1945. He attended only his final year at St. Andrew's, but it was an experience he cherished greatly. After graduation, he joined the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve for WWII, where he participated in the Battle of the Atlantic and D-Day. He had a great passion for teaching students about WWII, and over the years would travel back to Holland and France for Remembrance Day celebrations.

Material

Cotton

Leather

Culture

SAC Athletics

Width

40

Length

87

Units Of Measurement

centimeters

Number Of Parts

1

Accession No.

2023-03-0015

Type

Artifact

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