Player Biography Ranked #7 on the cfl top 50 players Garney Henley Born December 21, 1935) was a star football player in the Canadian Football League. College career He attended Huron University in South Dakota, starring as a running back from 1956 to 1959 (as well as being a Deans List honours student.) A First Team NAIA All-America in 1959, set NAIA career records with 394 points scored and over 4,000 rushing yards. CFL career Henley was drafted in 1960 by the NFLs Green Bay Packers in the 15th round (173rd overall), but chose to head to Canada, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. This was an excellent decision, as he embarked on a 16 year career (1960 to 1975) of CFL greatness. In his early Tiger-Cat career, he was used mostly as a defensive back with a unique tackling style which relied on his skill in taking down players with body angle and leverage rather than brute force. In his later years with the Tiger-Cats, he played more as a receiver when it became obvious to everyone, coaches, players and fans alike, that he was a superlative offensive player. As a defensive back he intercepted 59 passes for 916 yards and 5 touchdowns, and was selected as an All Star nine times. An excellent two-way player, as a wide receiver he was an All Star for the 10th time in 1972. He also won the CFLs Most Outstanding Player Award that year in which the Tiger-Cats won the Grey Cup at their home field, Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario. No one who saw him will ever forget his playing style. He played in 7 Grey Cup games, winning 4: the 51st Grey Cup of 1963, the 53rd Grey Cup of 1965 (the so-called Wind Bowl), the 55th Grey Cup of 1967 when Saskatchewan was mashed 24-1, and the 60th Grey Cup of 1972, losing 3: the 49th Grey Cup of 1961, the 50th Grey Cup of 1962, and the 52nd Grey Cup of 1964. Post-football career After his playing days he became a coach and administrator at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Brock University and the University of Guelph in Ontario. He also served as the director of football operations for the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1995–1996. His teams had a combined 6–30 record. It was often said that the always thin Henley did not look the part of a successful athlete. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1979, the University of Guelph Athletics Hall of Fame on October 4, 1985, and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004. Henley was voted the sixth greatest CFL player in a poll conducted by Canadian Sports network TSN in 2006. He currently resides in Huron South Dakota & works as a Driver for SA Transportation LLC. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 51st Grey Cup Champions Hamilton Tiger-Cats 53rd Grey Cup Champions Hamilton Tiger-Cats 55th Grey Cup Champions Hamilton Tiger-Cats 60th Grey Cup Champions Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy - MVP in the IRFU or CFL Eastern Most Outstanding Player Award in the CFL Eastern Conference Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Player Award Ottawa Rough Riders general managers 1960 CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1961 CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1962 CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1963 CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1964 CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1965 CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1966 CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1967 CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1968 CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1969 CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1970 CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1971 CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1972 CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1973 CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1974 CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1975 CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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