Herb Gray (Canadian football)

Herb Gray
Profile
Positions	Defensive end • Guard
Personal information
Born	June 12, 1934; Goosecreek, Texas, U.S.
Died	January 21, 2011 (aged 76); San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Career information
College	Texas
NFL draft	1956: 5th round, 55th overall pick
Career history
1956–1965	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Awards and highlights
	4× Grey Cup champion (1958, 1959, 1961, 1962); CFL All-Star (1962); 6× CFL West All-Star (1957–1962); First-team All-American (1955); First-team All-SWC (1955); Second-team All-SWC (1953); Southwest Conference Co-Champion (1953); Houston Post Southwest Conference Defensive MVP (1953);
	Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 1983)

Herbert William Gray (June 12, 1934 – January 21, 2011) was a Canadian Football Hall of Fame football player who in the 1950s and 1960s won four Grey Cups and played for two others; and was named the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Defensive Player of the Half Century and to the Canadian Football League's (CFL) All-Time All-Star team at defensive end. He made all-star teams as both an offensive lineman and defensive end and was the first defensive player to win the league's Outstanding Lineman award. Prior to that he was an All-American football player at the University of Texas and helped them to win a share of the 1953 Southwest Conference (SWC) Championship.