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Keith "Skip" Eaman (born August 14, 1947) is a Canadian former professional
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who played four seasons in the
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with the
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and
Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: ''Les Alouettes de Montréal'') are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has disbanded twice and been re-established thrice. The Alouettes compe ...
. He played
CIS football U Sports football is the highest level of amateur play of Canadian football and operates under the auspices of U Sports, Canada's governing body for university sports. Twenty-seven teams from Canadian universities are divided into four athlet ...
at Queen's University.


Early life

Eaman was born on August 14, 1948, in
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, Canada.


College career

Eaman played CIS football for the
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. He was a first team conference All-Star in 1969 and 1970 as a
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. the Gaels won the
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on November 22, 1968 against the
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.


Professional career

Eaman was a member of the
Ottawa Rough Riders The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded on September 19, 1876. Formerly one of the oldest and longest-lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup cham ...
from 1971 to 1973 but saw no playing time in 1973. Eaman played for the
Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: ''Les Alouettes de Montréal'') are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has disbanded twice and been re-established thrice. The Alouettes compe ...
from 1974 to 1975, winning the
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in 1974.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Eaman, Keith Living people 1947 births Players of Canadian football from Quebec Canadian football wide receivers Canadian football running backs Queen's Golden Gaels football players Ottawa Rough Riders players Montreal Alouettes players Canadian football people from Montreal Anglophone Quebec people