Howard Waugh

Howard Waugh

Date of birth	February 24, 1931
Place of birth	Grenada, Mississippi, U.S.
Date of death	November 29, 2009(2009-11-29) (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.

See also

• List of college football yearly rushing leaders

References

1. "1953 Los Angeles Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
2. "FANBASE entry : Howard Waugh". Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
3. Calgary Stampeders All-Time Roster Archived 2012-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
4. Howard Waugh Sets Record for Total Yardage Gained Edmonton Journal, October 30, 1954
5. Eskie Ace Nears Record The Leader-Post, October 14, 1955
6. Waugh, Hess Join Stamps Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, September 6, 1957
7. Stamps’ Waugh was first to 1,000
8. Tulsaworld obituary: Howard B. Waugh