Herb Gray (Canadian football)

For the politician, see Herb Gray.
Herb Gray
Date of birth: June 12, 1934(1934-06-12)
Place of birth: Sattler, Texas
Date of death: January 21, 2011(2011-01-21) (aged 76)
Place of death: San Antonio, Texas
Career information
CFL status: Import
Position(s): DE/G
College: Texas
NFL Draft: 1956 / Round: 5 / Pick: 55
Drafted by: Baltimore Colts
Organizations
 As player:
1956–1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star: 1962
CFL West All-Star: 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1983

Herb Gray (June 12, 1934 – January 21, 2011) was an All-American from the University of Texas who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1956 to 1965.

CFL

IN 10 years, Gray was a CFL All-Star 7 times, also the first defensive end to win the Schenley Award as the CFL's most outstanding lineman in 1960, whose team won 5 straight Western Conference titles from 1958 to 1962 and 4 Grey Cup championship games, the 46th Grey Cup of 1958, the 47th Grey Cup of 1959, the 49th Grey Cup of 1961, the 50th Grey Cup of 1962, losing the 45th Grey Cup of 1957 and the 53rd Grey Cup of 1965. Gray was Blue Bombers defensive captain for 9 years and won the Dr. Bert Oja most valuable Bomber lineman award in 1965. Gray was named the Blue Bombers Defensive Player of the Half-Century in 1980. For his achievements, Gray was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1983, also into the Winnipeg Football Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1995.

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