Born: | North Little Rock, Arkansas | January 18, 1930
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Died: | December 4, 2004 Fort Myers, Florida | (aged 74)
Career information | |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | HB, DB |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1951–1957 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
1960 | Toronto Argonauts |
Career highlights and awards | |
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CFL East All-Star | 1951, 1952 |
James Harold Waggoner (January 18, 1930 – December 4, 2004) was a Canadian football player, all star and Grey Cup champion who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1957.[1][2] He also played two games for the Toronto Argonauts in 1960.[3] He played college football at Tulane University. After his football career, he was a teacher in Florida.[4] He died of complications during surgery in Fort Myers, Florida in 2004.[5] His grandson Garrett Waggoner was an Ivy League all-star at Dartmouth College and played two seasons for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[6]