Charlie Shepard
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| Date of birth | July 11, 1933 |
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| Place of birth | Dallas, Texas |
| Date of death | July 23, 2009 (aged 76) |
| Place of death | Plano, Texas |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | RB |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| US college | North Texas State University |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1957–62 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| CFL West All-Star | 1959 |
| Awards | 1959 - Grey Cup Most Valuable Player |
| Honours | 1958, 59, 60, 61 - Grey Cup champion |
| Career stats | |
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Charlie Shepard was an award-winning, all-star and Grey Cup champion running back in the Canadian Football League with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1957 to 1962.[1]
A graduate of North Texas State University, Shepard played with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1956, rushing for 91 yards in 12 games.[2] He next joined the Blue Bombers in 1957 for an all-star 6-year stay. He would play in the Grey Cup championship game 5 of those years, winning 4 times. His best season was 1959, when he rushed for 1076 yards, was an all-star and was Grey Cup Most Valuable Player (rushing for 247 yards).[3][4] He rushed for 3768 yards with the Bombers and was an excellent punter, never averaging less than 43.1 yards per punt in a season.
He has since been inducted into the Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Fame, in 1992,[5] and the North Texas State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.[6] Charlie Shepard died July 23, 2009, age 76.[7]
References
- ^ CFLAPEDIA entry: Charlie Shepard
- ^ NFL: Charlie Shepard
- ^ Winnipeg Blue Bombers History Archived October 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Winnipeg Blue Bombers Grey Cup Moments: 1959
- ^ Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Fame Archived 2010-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ North Texas State University Athletic Hall of Fame 2005
- ^ Former Bomber Charlie Shepard dies