Grayson Hajash | |
Position: | Running back, defensive back |
College: | University of Alberta |
Birth Date: | 1925 |
Birth Place: | Mátramindszent, Hungary |
Death Date: | March 27, 2015 (aged 89) |
Playing Years1: | 1949 |
Playing Team1: | Calgary Stampeders |
Honours: | 1994 - University of Alberta Sports Hall of Fame |
Grayson "Mickey" Hajash (1925 - March 27, 2015) was a running back with the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League.[1]
Hajash, perhaps the first CFL player born in Hungary, was a star with the Alberta Golden Bears.[2] He played one season with the Stamps, including the 1949 Grey Cup.[3] He later established the Grayson (Mickey) Hajash Athletic Award.[4] An engineer, he had a long career in oil exploration.[5]