Mike Eben

Eben played CIAU football for the Toronto Varsity Blues and won the Hec Crighton Trophy in 1967 as the most outstanding Canadian university player. While playing professional football, he earned his doctorate in German literature from the University of Toronto.

Eben was initially drafted by the BC Lions as the first overall draft pick in the 1968 CFL draft. He played for the Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Ottawa Rough Riders, and Edmonton Eskimos. Over his ten-year career, he was a divisional all-star three times.

He taught at Upper Canada College for 22 years. Eben taught French at Sterling Hall School, an independent school in Toronto, Canada following his retirement from UCC. He now consults at various schools in the Toronto area. Married with two children, Eben has been doing voice over work and narration for radio and television for more than fifteen years. He has done numerous commercials, sports promotions and recently was a German translator on the 10 part series "The Greatest Tank Battles" featured on The History Channel.^[1]