Date of birth | February 24, 1931 |
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Place of birth | Grenada, Mississippi, U.S. |
Date of death | November 29, 2009 | (aged 78)
Place of death | Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Halfback |
US college | Tulsa |
NFL draft | 1953 / Round: 6 / Pick: 72 |
Drafted by | Los Angeles Rams [1] |
Career history | |
As player | |
1954 & 1957 | Calgary Stampeders |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL West All-Star | 1954 |
Awards | 1954 - Eddie James Memorial Trophy |
Howard Waugh (February 24, 1931 – November 29, 2009) was an all-star and record setting halfback who played in the Western Interprovincial Football Union with the Calgary Stampeders. [2]
A graduate of the University of Tulsa, Waugh joined the Calgary Stampeders in 1954. [3] He made Canadian football history when he became the first player to officially rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season (1043). [4] His promising all-star career was interrupted with two years of military service. [5] Waugh returned to the Stamps for one final season, and in 1957 he rushed for 499 yards and two touchdowns and added eight catches for 122 yards. [6] [7]
Waugh later worked with IBM and had a long career in house construction, his most passionate and rewarding career as construction supervisor for Tulsa Habitat for Humanity. [8] He died November 27, 2009, age 78.
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