Edward William Hake (April 7, 1904 – September 12, 1978) was an American college football player.

He attended West Catholic Preparatory High School in Philadelphia.

[1] At the conclusion of the 1927 season, Penn head coach Lou Young said of Hake:His courage, aggressiveness and determination to lead his fellow players to victory, made him stand out as one of the greatest football players that ever attired himself in a football uniform of the University of Pennsylvania.

[1][4] In 1940, Hake was employed as an insurance broker and was living in Philadelphia with his wife, Celeste, and their son, Tucker.

[5] He died of a heart attack, on September 12, 1978, in Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania, at the age of 74.