| Harvey Wylie | |
| Import: | no |
| Position1: | Defensive back |
| Number: | 14 |
| Birth Date: | April 6, 1933 |
| Birth Place: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Death Place: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lbs: | 180 |
| Playing Years1: | – |
| Cflallstar: | , |
| Cflwestallstar: | ,,,, |
| Cfhof: | harvey-wylie |
| Cfhofyear: | 1980 |
Harvey Douglas Wylie (April 6, 1933 – September 17, 2019) was a defensive back who played nine seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders (ending his career with them in 1964).[1] For five consecutive seasons, he was an All-Western All-Star and twice he was an All-Canadian All-Star after playing football at Montana State university.
Wylie was also a punt returner, returning 257 punts for a 6.1 yard per punt average, and especially a prolific kick returner, returning 151 kickoffs for a 28.4 yard per kick average, scoring touchdowns of 105, 110, 104, and 102 yards from 1959 to 1962 [2]
He excelled in several sports: he played Junior "A" Hockey in Calgary and had a tryout with the Chicago White Sox. Wylie was the winner of the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award in 1962.[3] He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1980[4] and the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1980.[1]
Wylie later went into business and served as President of Beaufort-Delta Oil Project Limited.[5] He died after a heart attack on September 17, 2019.[6] [7]