Date of birth February 24, 1931 College University of Tulsa Education University of Tulsa 1954 & 57 Calgary Stampeders Positions Halfback | Date of death November 27, 2009 Name Howard Waugh Cfl west all star 1954 Place of death Tulsa, Oklahoma Role American football player | |
Died 2009, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | ||
Place of birth Grenada, Mississippi | ||
Howard Waugh was an all-star and record setting halfback who played in the Western Interprovincial Football Union with the Calgary Stampeders.
A graduate of the University of Tulsa, Waugh joined the Calgary Stampeders in 1954. He made Canadian football history when he became the first player to officially rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season (1043). His promising all-star career was interrupted with two years of military service. Waugh returned to the Stamps for one final season, rushing for 499 yards in 1957.
Waugh later worked with IBM and had a long career in house construction, his most passionate and rewarding career as construction supervisor for Tulsa Habitat for Humanity. He died November 27, 2009, age 78, survived by his wife and many children and grandchildren.