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Howard "Hopalong" Cassady
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Hopalong Cassady's
Message to the Fans
Biography
Howard "Hopalong" Cassady (born March 2,
1934 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former college and professional American football
running back. He was the Heisman Trophy winner of 1955.
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Howard Cassady – Running back
Date of birth: March 2, 1934 (1934-03-02) (age 74)
Place of birth: Columbus, Ohio
Career information
College: Ohio State
NFL Draft: 1956 / Round: 1 / Pick 3
Organizations
As player:
1956-1961,1963
1962
1962 Detroit Lions
Cleveland Browns
Philadelphia Eagles
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com
College Football Hall of Fame
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College Career
Cassady played for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1952-55. During his college
career, he scored 37 touchdowns in 36 games. He also played defensive back; a
pass was never completed on him in his four years at the university. He was
twice selected as a consensus All-American, in 1954 and 1955. In 1954 the
Buckeyes finished the season 10-0 and won a consensus national championship.
That year Cassady finished third in the vote for the Heisman Trophy behind Alan
Ameche of Wisconsin (despite Ohio State defeating Wisconsin and limiting Ameche
to 42 yards, and Cassady scoring on an 88-yard interception). In 1955, Cassady
won the Heisman Trophy (by the largest margin at the time), the Maxwell Award,
and was named the Associated Press Athlete of the Year.
Cassady earned the nickname "Hopalong" during his first game as a freshman for
Ohio State. Columbus sportswriters who saw him play said he "hopped all over the
field like the performing cowboy," a reference to the fictional character
Hopalong Cassidy. In that game Cassady came off the bench to score three
touchdowns in a win over Indiana University.
Cassady held many Ohio State career records for decades. He held the career
rushing record (2,466 yards) until he was surpassed by Jim Otis in 1969, the
career all-purpose yards record (4,403 yards) until he was surpassed by Archie
Griffin in 1974, and the scoring record (222 points) until he was surpassed by
Pete Johnson in 1975.
Cassady also played baseball for Ohio State. He led the team in home runs in
1955 and in stolen bases in 1956. While at Ohio State, he also became a member
of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
Pro Football and Beyond
Cassady played nine seasons in the National Football League: seven for the
Detroit Lions, and one each for the Cleveland Browns and the Philadelphia
Eagles. In the NFL, Cassady was an all-purpose back, playing both the receiver
and the running back positions. In doing so, he scored twenty-seven touchdowns
in his career.
After retiring from football, Cassady became an entrepreneur; he formed a
company manufacturing concrete pipe. More recently, he has served as a scout for
the New York Yankees baseball team, and as the first base coach for their AAA
affiliate, the Columbus Clippers.
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Source: Wikipedia.org at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopalong_Cassady
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