Howard Cassady
American football player (1934–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Hopalong Cassady" redirects here. For the fictional character, see Hopalong Cassidy.
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.
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Position: | Halfback Split end | ||||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Central (Columbus, Ohio) | ||||||||||||
College: | Ohio State (1952–1955) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1956 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | ||||||||||||
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