Edmund Leroy Kagy (April 21, 1889 – November 16, 1960) was a professional

American football American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...

player in the

Ohio League The Ohio League was an informal and loose association of American football clubs active between 1902 and 1919 that competed for the Ohio Independent Championship (OIC). As the name implied, its teams were mostly based in Ohio. It is the direct p ...

, which was the direct predecessor to the modern

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(NFL), from 1912 until 1915. During that time he played with the

Shelby Blues The Shelby Blues were an American football team based in Shelby, Ohio. The team played in the Ohio League from 1900 to 1919. In 1920, when the Ohio League became the APFA (now known as the National Football League), the Blues did not join but con ...

, Elyria Athletics, Akron Indians and the

Massillon Tigers The Massillon Tigers were an early professional football team from Massillon, Ohio. Playing in the " Ohio League", the team was a rival to the pre-National Football League version of the Canton Bulldogs. The Tigers won Ohio League championshi ...

. He won championships with Elyria, in 1914, and Akron in 1913 and 1914. Prior to his professional career, Kagy played college level at

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, now known as

Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a Private university, private research university in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was established in 1967 by a merger between Western Reserve University and the Case Institute of Technology. Case ...

, from 1908 to 1910. In 1917 he played for the Camp Sherman Football Team. He played for the team on November 29, 1917, in a 28–0 loss to the

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. On April 18, 1980, Kagy was inducted into Case's varsity sports hall of fame. Kagy coached

's basketball team for two seasons spanning from 1911 to 1913, and

's baseball team during the 1912 season. Kagy was also an assistant football coach in 1911. In 1912, Kagy co-founded

Gyro International Gyro International is a non-profit social, service, and fraternal club for men located in the United States, Canada and Japan. Gyro was founded by Paul Schwan, Clarence (Gus) Handerson, and Edmund (Ed) Kagy, three college friends, in April 1912 ...

, where he remained involved until he retired in 1953. He was enduringly known within the organization as the "Grey Eagle.” He resided in

Chagrin Falls, OH Chagrin Falls is a Village (Ohio), village in eastern Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,188 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The village was established around the eponymous Chagrin Falls (waterfall), Ch ...

much of his adult life.

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Camp Sherman vs. Ohio State Nov. 29, 1917 game program
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