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American gridiron football player (1949?2017)
Larry Highbaugh
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| Born:
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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.
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| CFL status
| American
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| Position(s)
| DB
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| Height
| 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
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| Weight
| 175 lb (79 kg)
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| College
| Indiana
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| 1971
?
1972
| BC Lions
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| 1972
?
1983
| Edmonton Eskimos
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| CFL All-Star
| 1973
,
1974
,
1977
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| CFL West All-Star
| 1973
,
1974
,
1975
,
1977
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| Honors
| 1996 ? Edmonton Eskimos Wall of Honour
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| Records
| Eskimos Records
- Longest Kick Return (118) ? October 17, 1976
- Longest Punt Return (116) ? October 26, 1975
- Most Interceptions ? Career (66)
- Most Interception Return Yards ? Career (770)
- Most Kick Return Touchdowns ? Career (3)
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Larry Highbaugh
(January 14, 1949 ? March 21, 2017) was an
American
defensive back who played with the
BC Lions
from 1971 to 1972 and the
Edmonton Eskimos
from 1972 to 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.
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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
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