Herb Gray (Canadian football)

Herb Gray
Born:(1934-06-12)June 12, 1934
Goosecreek, Texas, U.S.
Died:January 21, 2011(2011-01-21) (aged 76)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)DE, G
CollegeTexas
NFL draft1956, round: 5, pick: 55
Drafted byBaltimore Colts
Career history
As player
19561965Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1962
CFL West All-Star19571962
Awards
  • 1953 Houston Post Southwest Conference Defensive MVP
Career stats

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.

  1. ^ "Herb Gray Longhorn Hall of Honor". Retrieved August 21, 2024.