Stan Heath (gridiron football)

Stanley Robert Heath (March 5, 1927 September 26, 2010) was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) who played 12 games for the Green Bay Packers.

Stan Heath
No. 39
Born:(1927-03-05)March 5, 1927
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Died:September 26, 2010(2010-09-26) (aged 83)
Jesup, Georgia, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Quarterback
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
CollegeNevada
NFL draft1949 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5
Drafted byGreen Bay Packers
Career history
As player
1949Green Bay Packers (NFL)
1950Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
1951–1955Calgary Stampeders (CFL)

Heath played college football at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he was the nation's top passer. Previously, he had been a member of the Wisconsin Badgers. Heath was the first NCAA quarterback to throw for over 2,000 yards in a season, a mark that would not be surpassed for fifteen years. He finished 5th in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1948.

In 1948, the Packers drafted him in the 25th round with the 231st overall pick and again in the 1949 NFL Draft with the 5th pick in the 1st round. Heath only played one season with the Packers before moving to the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Heath is the son of former major league baseball player Mickey Heath, the uncle of attorney and TruTV television commentator Robert W. Bigelow, and cousin to broadcaster and author Jim Heath.

Heath died at his home in Jesup, Georgia.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Stan Heath dies at 83". ESPN. September 28, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
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