Howard Cassady

Hopalong Cassady
	Cassady c. 1953
No. 40, 41
Position:	Halfback ; Split end
Personal information
Born:	March 2, 1934; Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Died:	September 20, 2019 (aged 85); Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:	Central ; (Columbus, Ohio)
College:	Ohio State (1952–1955)
NFL draft:	1956 / round: 1 / pick: 3
Career history
	Detroit Lions (1956–1961); Cleveland Browns (1962); Philadelphia Eagles (1962); Detroit Lions (1963);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL champion (1957); National champion (1954); Heisman Trophy (1955); Maxwell Award (1955); AP Male Athlete of the Year (1955); 2× SN Player of the Year (1954, 1955); UPI Player of the Year (1955); Chic Harley Award (1955); 2× Unanimous All-American (1954, 1955); Chicago Tribune Silver Football (1955); 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1954, 1955); Second-team All-Big Ten (1953); Ohio State Buckeyes No. 40 retired;
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
Rushing yards:	1,229
Rushing average:	3.9
Rushing touchdowns:	6
Receptions:	111
Receiving yards:	1,601
Receiving touchdowns:	18
	Player stats at PFR
	College Football Hall of Fame

Howard Albert "Hopalong" Cassady (March 2, 1934 – September 20, 2019) was an American professional football halfback and split end who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1955. Cassady played in the NFL for eight seasons, seven of them for the Detroit Lions, with whom he won the 1957 NFL Championship Game. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979.