He was a CFL All-Star in 1964 while setting a record with 2,071 yards from scrimmage.
Though injured for most of that year, he was part of the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1966 Grey Cup winning team.
Ed Buchanan began his CFL career with the Calgary Stampeders in 1961.
Buchanan died of Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) causing paralysis in San Diego on August 31, 1991, at the age of 51.
7 min biography as a Plaza of Honor inductee, 2012 4 min biography as an inductee of the Stephen W Kearny High School Hall of Fame, 2013