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Stan Heath (gridiron football)

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Stan Heath
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Heath, circa 1950
No. 39, 97, 29
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born:(1927-03-05)March 5, 1927
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Died:September 26, 2010(2010-09-26) (aged 83)
Jesup, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Shorewood
(Shorewood, Wisconsin)
College:Wisconsin
Nevada
NFL draft:1949: 1st round, 5th pick
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Passing yards:355
TD-INT:1-14
Passer rating:4.6
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Stanley Robert Heath (March 5, 1927 – September 26, 2010) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) who played 12 games for the Green Bay Packers.

Heath played college football for the Nevada Wolf Pack, where he was the nation's top passer. Previously, he had been a member of the Wisconsin Badgers. Heath was the first NCAA quarterback to throw for over 2,000 yards in a season, a mark that would not be surpassed for fifteen years. He finished 5th in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1948.

In 1948, the Packers drafted him in the 25th round with the 231st overall pick and again in the 1949 NFL draft with the 5th pick in the 1st round. Heath only played one season with the Packers before moving to the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Heath is the son of former major league baseball player Mickey Heath, the uncle of attorney and TruTV television commentator Robert W. Bigelow, and cousin to broadcaster and author Jim Heath.

Heath died at his home in Jesup, Georgia.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Stan Heath dies at 83". ESPN. September 28, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
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