Ed “Butch” Songin

Bio

Full name: Edward Frank Songin

Preferred name: Ed

Nickname: Butch

Born: May 11, 1924 in Walpole, MA

Died: May 26, 1976 (Obituary)

Last Season (1954) Vitals:
  • Height: 6′ 2″
  • Weight: 205 lbs
  • Position: QB
  • Jersey: #95,94

Resources, Notes and Discrepencies

Edward (Butch) Songin, former BC, Patriots star

Amateur Programs
  • Boston College
  • Newman School HS (Boston, MA)
  • Walpole HS (Walpole, MA)
Programs listed in descending order attended. Help complete the database by providing high school, junior and college participation or corrections.
2 Season Career

Active years: 1953–1954
Active teams (1):

  • HAM 1953–1954

24 career games (See notes for restrictions)

  • 23 regular season games
  • 1 Grey Cup appearance (1 championship win)
1 Grey Cup Appearances
Season/Team Position Jersey Regular
GP		 Playoff
GP		 Grey Cup
GP
2 seasons (1 team)
(Rank: T4884th,
58th percentile,
2 CFL seasons)		 23
(Rank: T4771st,
59th percentile,
23 CFL games)		 0 1
1953 HAM QB 75,95 9 -- 1
1954 HAM QB 95,94 14 -- 0
Ed “Butch” Songin Records Held and Approached

CategoryRankValueTeamSeasonGameLeague Record Held Span OR
Playoffs
Longest Pass – Play 4th 100 yards (TD) HAM 1953 MTL 12 @ HAM 37 Nov. 18, 1953–Nov. 20, 1954
T19th 85 yards (TD) HAM 1954 HAM 19 @ MTL 24