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Charlie Shepard
American gridiron football player (1933–2009) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles LaFayette Shepard Jr. (July 11, 1933 – June 23, 2009) was an American all-star and Grey Cup champion running back in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1957 to 1962.[1]
A graduate of North Texas State University, Shepard played with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1956, rushing for 91 yards in 12 games.[2] He next joined the Blue Bombers in 1957 for an all-star 6-year stay. He would play in the Grey Cup championship game 5 of those years, winning 4 times. His best season was 1959, when he rushed for 1076 yards, was an all-star and was Grey Cup Most Valuable Player.[3][4] He rushed for 3768 yards with the Bombers and was an excellent punter, never averaging less than 43.1 yards per punt in a season.[5]
He has since been inducted into the Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Fame, in 1992,[6] and the North Texas State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.[7] Charlie Shepard died July 23, 2009, age 76.[8]
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