Born: | Goosecreek, Texas, U.S. | June 12, 1934
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Died: | January 21, 2011 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | (aged 76)
Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | DE, G |
College | Texas |
NFL draft | 1956, round: 5, pick: 55 |
Drafted by | Baltimore Colts |
Career history | |
As player | |
1956–1965 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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CFL All-Star | 1962 |
CFL West All-Star | 1957–1962 |
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Herbert William Gray (June 12, 1934 – January 21, 2011) was a Canadian Football Hall of Fame football player who in the 1950s and 1960's won four Grey Cups and played for two others; and was named the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Defensive Player of the Half Century and to the Canadian Football League's (CFL) All-Time All-Star team at defensive end.[1] He made all-star teams as both an offensive lineman and defensive end and was the first defensive player to win the league's Outstanding Lineman award. Prior to that he was an All-American football player at the University of Texas and helped them to win a share of the 1953 Southwest Conference (SWC) Championship.