Larry Highbaugh

Larry Highbaugh
No. 13
Date of birth (1950-01-14) January 14, 1950
Place of birth Indianapolis, Indiana
Career information
Status Retired
CFL status International
Position(s) DB
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg)
College Indiana
Career history
As player
19711972 BC Lions
19721983 Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 1973, 1974, 1977
CFL West All-Star 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977
Honors 1996 – Edmonton Eskimos Wall of Honour
Records

Eskimos Records

  • Longest Kick Return (118) – October 17, 1976
  • Longest Punt Return (116) – October 26, 1975
  • Most Interceptions – Career (66)
  • Most Interception Return Yards – Career (770)
  • Most Kick Return Touchdowns – Career (3)
Career stats

Larry Highbaugh (born January 14, 1950 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a former defensive back for the British Columbia Lions from 1971–1972 and the Edmonton Eskimos from 1972–1983 of the Canadian Football League. He won six Grey Cups for the Eskimos and was a three-time CFL All-Star.

Highbaugh was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2004 and in November, 2006, he was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#38) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.

He is currently a teacher at South Gwinnett High School.


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