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Herb Gray 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. |
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Gray was a CFL All-Star 7 times, 4 Grey Cup championship rings, and was the first defensive end to win a Schenley Award as the CFL’s most outstanding lineman in 1960. |
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Gray was Blue Bombers defensive captain for 9 yearsand won the Dr. Bert Oja most valuable Bomber lineman award in 1965. |
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In 1980, Gray was named the Blue Bombers’ Defensive Player of the Half-Century. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame 3 years later, and into the Winnipeg Football Hall in 1984. |
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Revision as of 00:37, 18 May 2006
Herb Gray 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.
Gray was a CFL All-Star 7 times, 4 Grey Cup championship rings, and was the first defensive end to win a Schenley Award as the CFL’s most outstanding lineman in 1960.
Gray was Blue Bombers defensive captain for 9 yearsand won the Dr. Bert Oja most valuable Bomber lineman award in 1965.
In 1980, Gray was named the Blue Bombers’ Defensive Player of the Half-Century. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame 3 years later, and into the Winnipeg Football Hall in 1984.