| Howard Waugh | |
| Birth Date: | February 24, 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Grenada, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Nfldraftedyear: | 1953 |
| Nfldraftedround: | 6 |
| Nfldraftedpick: | 72 |
| Nfldraftedteam: | Los Angeles Rams[1] |
| Playing Years1: | 1954 & 1957 |
| Cflwestallstar: | 1954 |
Howard Waugh (February 24, 1931 – November 29, 2009) was an all-star and record setting halfback who played in the Western Interprovincial Football Union with the Calgary Stampeders.[2]
A graduate of the University of Tulsa, Waugh joined the Calgary Stampeders in 1954.[3] He made Canadian football history when he became the first player to officially rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season (1043).[4] His promising all-star career was interrupted with two years of military service.[5] Waugh returned to the Stamps for one final season, and in 1957 he rushed for 499 yards and two touchdowns and added eight catches for 122 yards.[6] [7]
Waugh later worked with IBM and had a long career in house construction, his most passionate and rewarding career as construction supervisor for Tulsa Habitat for Humanity.[8] He died November 27, 2009, age 78.