Eagle Day

Herman Sidney "Eagle" Day (October 2, 1932 – February 22, 2008) was an American punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Calgary Stampeders and the Toronto Argonauts. He played college football and baseball at the University of Mississippi.

This article is about the football player. For the first day of the Nazi operation to destroy Britain's air force, see Adlertag. For other uses, see Eagle Day (disambiguation).
Eagle Day
No. 10, 19
Day in 1961
Date of birth(1932-10-02)October 2, 1932
Place of birthColumbia, Mississippi, U.S.
Date of deathFebruary 22, 2008(2008-02-22) (aged 75)
Place of deathNashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusInternational
Position(s)QB/P
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
CollegeMississippi
NFL draft1956 / Round: 17 / Pick: 203
Drafted byWashington Redskins
Career history
As player
1956–1958Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1959–1960Washington Redskins
1961–1966Calgary Stampeders
1967Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-SEC (1954, 1955)
  • 1956 - Cotton Bowl Classic Most Valuable Player Award
  • 1962 - CFL West - Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy
  • 1981 - Inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
  • 1988 - Inducted into the Ole Miss Athletics Hall of Fame.
  • 2003 - Inducted into the Cotton Bowl Classic Hall of Fame.
CFL All-Star1962
CFL West All-Star1962
Career stats
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.