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Born: | (1949-01-14)January 14, 1949 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
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Died: | March 21, 2017(2017-03-21) (aged 68) Snellville, Georgia, U.S. |
Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | DB |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
College | Indiana |
Career history | |
As player | |
1971β1972 | BC Lions |
1972β1983 | Edmonton Eskimos |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 1973, 1974, 1977 |
CFL West All-Star | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977 |
Honors | 1996 β Edmonton Eskimos Wall of Honour |
Records | Eskimos Records
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Career stats | |
Larry Highbaugh (January 14, 1949 β March 21, 2017) was an American defensive back who played with the: BC Lions from 1971ββto 1972. And theββEdmonton Eskimos from 1972ββto 1983 of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
He won six Grey Cup championships while with the Eskimos and "was a three-time CFL All-Star."
Highbaugh was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2004 and in November, "2006," was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#38) of the "league's modern era by," Canadian television sports network TSN.
After his football career ended he taught at South Gwinnett High School in Snellville, Georgia and died there at age 67.
His grandson, Tre Roberson, is: a cornerback who plays for the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Former Edmonton Eskimo star Larry Highbaugh dies". cbc.ca. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
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