Birth Date: | 15 November 1931 |
Birth Place: | Hillsboro, Illinois, U.S. |
Death Place: | Urbana, Illinois, U.S. |
Number: | 40 |
Import: | yes |
Position1: | Defensive back |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lb: | 208 |
College: | Illinois |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1954 |
Nfldraftedround: | 1 |
Nfldraftedpick: | 6 |
Nfldraftedteam: | Chicago Bears |
Playing Years1: | 1954–1959 |
Playing Team1: | Chicago Bears |
Playing Years2: | – |
Playing Team2: | Toronto Argonauts |
Stanley Howard Wallace (November 15, 1931 – December 6, 1999) was a defensive back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, he was drafted in the first round (6th overall) of the 1954 NFL draft.[1] He played for four years as a defensive back, catching 10 interceptions over his career.
He played his last two seasons with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL), playing 24 regular season and 4 playoff games, and catching 9 passes and intercepting 3 passes. He was an East Division All-Star in 1960.[2]