Howard Cassady

Hopalong Cassady
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Cassady c. 1953
No. 40, 41
Position:Halfback
Split end
Personal information
Born:(1934-03-02)March 2, 1934
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Died:September 20, 2019(2019-09-20) (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
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:1,229
Rushing average:3.9
Rushing touchdowns:6
Receptions:111
Receiving yards:1,601
Receiving touchdowns:18
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.