Charlie Shepard

Charlie Shepard
No. 21
Date of birth July 11, 1933
Place of birth Dallas, Texas
Date of death July 23, 2009(2009-07-23) (aged 76)
Place of death Plano, Texas
Career information
Position(s) RB
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg)
College North Texas State University
Career history
As player
1956 Pittsburgh Steelers
1957-62 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
CFL West All-Star 1959
Awards 1959 - Grey Cup Most Valuable Player
Honours 1958, 59, 60, 61 - Grey Cup champion
Career stats

Charlie Shepard was an award winning, all-star and Grey Cup champion running back in the Canadian Football League with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1957 to 1962.[1]

A graduate of North Texas State University, Shepard played with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1956, rushing for 91 yards in 12 games.[2] He next joined the Blue Bombers in 1957 for an all-star 6-year stay. He would play in the Grey Cup championship game 5 of those years, winning 4 times. His best season was 1959, when he rushed for 1076 yards, was an all-star and was Grey Cup Most Valuable Player (rushing for 247 yards).[3][4] He rushed for 3768 yards with the Bombers and was an excellent punter, never averaging less than 43.1 yards per punt in a season.

He has since been inducted into the Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Fame, in 1992,[5] and the North Texas State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.[6] Charlie Shepard died July 23, 2009, age 76.[7]

References

  1. ↑ CFLAPEDIA entry: Charlie Shepard
  2. ↑ NFL: Charlie Shepard
  3. ↑ Winnipeg Blue Bombers History
  4. ↑ Winnipeg Blue Bombers Grey Cup Moments: 1959
  5. ↑ Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Fame
  6. ↑ North Texas State University Athletic Hall of Fame 2005
  7. ↑ Former Bomber Charlie Shepard dies
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