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American football player
Hopalong Cassady
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
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:
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 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.
Howard Albert "Hopalong" Cassady (March 2, 1934 – September 20, 2019) was an American football halfback and split end who played in the National Football...
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and Whitworth (part of 21-game winning streak). Ohio State halfback HowardCassady won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award. Individual statistical...
the Yankees by MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent for paying a gambler named Howard Spira $40,000 to dig up "dirt" on Winfield. Winfield had sued the Yankees...
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March 1, 2017. Thomas, Robert Jr. (December 8, 1991). "College Football; Howard Receives Honor As Nation's Top Player". The New York Times. Retrieved March...
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poll and No. 2 in the final United Press (UP) coaches poll. Halfback HowardCassady was named the team's most valuable player. UCLA compiled a 9–0 record...
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2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. "Former Lion Hopalong Cassady passes away at 85". NFL.com. Archived from the original on September 22...
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