Eagle DayDay, Herman SidneyHeight: 6-0 Weight: 183 Born: October 2, 1932 Columbia, MS Died: February 22, 2008 Nashville, TN High School: Columbia (MS) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Mississippi | |
| 1953 | Mississippi | Lettered |
| 1954 | Mississippi | Lettered |
| 1955 | Mississippi | Lettered |
| Draft: 17th round (203rd overall) 1956 Washington Redskins |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1956 WPG WIFU | 83 | QB | 16 | |
| 1959 Washington Redskins (NFL)1959 WAS NFL | 10 | QB-S | 4 | 0 |
| 1960 Washington Redskins (NFL)1960 WAS NFL | 19 | QB-P | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1961 CAL CFL | 12 | QB | 12 | |
| 1962 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1962 CAL CFL | 12 | QB | 12 | |
| 1963 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1963 CAL CFL | 12 | QB | 14 | |
| 1964 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1964 CAL CFL | 12 | QB | 16 | |
| 1965 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1965 CAL CFL | 12 | QB | 13 | |
| 1966 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1966 CAL CFL | 12 | QB | 3 | |
| 1966 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1966 TOR CFL | 19 | QB | 9 | |
| 1966 Year (CFL)1966 Year CFL | 12 | |||
| 1967 Toronto Rifles (COFL)1967 TOR COFL | QB | |||
| 1967 Charleston Rockets (COFL)1967 CHA COFL | 10 | QB | ||
| 1967 Year (COFL)1967 Year COFL | ||||
| 2 Years (NFL)2 Years NFL | 16 | 0 | ||
| 7 Years (CFL)7 Years CFL | 95 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/17/1956 | 1956 Washington Redskins (NFL)1956 WAS NFL |
| Signed | 6/5/1956 | 1956 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1956 WPG WIFU |
| ILL | 1957 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1957 WPG WIFU | |
| Released | 1958 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1958 WPG WIFU | |
| Signed | 3/2/1959 | 1959 Washington Redskins (NFL)1959 WAS NFL |
| Released | 8/27/1961 | 1961 Washington Redskins (NFL)1961 WAS NFL |
| Signed | 8/31/1961 | 1961 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1961 CAL CFL |
| Released | 1966 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1966 CAL CFL | |
| Signed | 1966 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1966 TOR CFL | |
| Released | 1967 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1967 TOR CFL | |
| Signed | 1967 Toronto Rifles (COFL)1967 TOR COFL | |
| Released | 1967 Toronto Rifles (COFL)1967 TOR COFL | |
| Signed | 1967 Charleston Rockets (COFL)1967 CHA COFL | |
| Free Agent | 1967 Charleston Rockets (COFL)1967 CHA COFL |
| AWARDS |
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| 1962 Official All-CFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1956 WPG WIFU | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | ||
| 1961 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1961 CAL CFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | ||
| 1962 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1962 CAL CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1963 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1963 CAL CFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | ||
| 1964 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1964 CAL CFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 111 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1956 WPG WIFU | 164 | 477 | 2.9 | 53 | 4 | ||||
| 1959 Washington Redskins (NFL)1959 WAS NFL | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 Washington Redskins (NFL)1960 WAS NFL | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1961 CAL CFL | 93 | 322 | 3.5 | 20 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1962 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1962 CAL CFL | 27 | 88 | 3.3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1963 CAL CFL | 24 | 91 | 3.8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1964 CAL CFL | 64 | 306 | 4.8 | 51 | 4 | ||||
| 1965 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1965 CAL CFL | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1966 CAL CFL | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1966 TOR CFL | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 Year (CFL)1966 Year CFL | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 Toronto Rifles (COFL)1967 TOR COFL | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1956 WPG WIFU | 254 | 137 | 53.9 | 105 | 1814 | 7.1 | 13.2 | 53 | 7 | 2.8 | 12 | 4.7 | 66.3 | |||||
| 1959 Washington Redskins (NFL)1959 WAS NFL | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 6 | 79 | 6.1 | 13.2 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 29 | 0 | 33.8 | |||
| 1960 Washington Redskins (NFL)1960 WAS NFL | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 9 | 115 | 6.1 | 12.8 | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.3 | 48 | 0 | 44.8 | |||
| 1961 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1961 CAL CFL | 201 | 106 | 52.7 | 85 | 1800 | 9.0 | 17.0 | 100 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 5.0 | 206 | 79.2 | ||||
| 1962 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1962 CAL CFL | 262 | 156 | 59.5 | 98 | 2494 | 9.5 | 16.0 | 85 | 15 | 5.7 | 8 | 3.1 | 134 | 97.7 | ||||
| 1963 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1963 CAL CFL | 374 | 228 | 61.0 | 136 | 3126 | 8.4 | 13.7 | 61 | 13 | 3.5 | 10 | 2.7 | 25 | 197 | 88.2 | |||
| 1964 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1964 CAL CFL | 285 | 177 | 62.1 | 94 | 2197 | 7.7 | 12.4 | 46 | 11 | 3.9 | 14 | 4.9 | 38 | 303 | 78.4 | |||
| 1965 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1965 CAL CFL | 215 | 124 | 57.7 | 83 | 1892 | 8.8 | 15.3 | 90 | 12 | 5.6 | 8 | 3.7 | 179 | 89.9 | ||||
| 1966 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1966 CAL CFL | 55 | 27 | 49.1 | 22 | 301 | 5.5 | 11.1 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 10.9 | 11 | 110 | 0 | 26.2 | ||
| 1966 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1966 TOR CFL | 107 | 60 | 56.1 | 44 | 781 | 7.3 | 13.0 | 27 | 6 | 5.6 | 3 | 2.8 | 14 | 107 | 0 | 86.2 | ||
| 1966 Year (CFL)1966 Year CFL | 162 | 87 | 53.7 | 66 | 1082 | 6.7 | 12.4 | 35 | 6 | 3.7 | 9 | 5.6 | 25 | 217 | 0 | 63.9 | ||
| 1967 Toronto Rifles (COFL)1967 TOR COFL | 61 | 30 | 49.2 | 27 | 339 | 5.6 | 11.3 | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6.6 | 0 | 38.9 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 32 | 15 | 46.9 | 15 | 194 | 6.1 | 12.9 | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6.3 | 77 | 0 | 40.4 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1753 | 1015 | 57.9 | 667 | 14405 | 8.2 | 14.2 | 100 | 74 | 4.2 | 71 | 4.1 | 88 | 1236 | 0 | 81.8 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1956 WPG WIFU | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1964 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1964 CAL CFL | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1956 WPG WIFU | 47 | 1795 | 38.2 | 59 | 0 | - | ||||||
| 1960 Washington Redskins (NFL)1960 WAS NFL | 59 | 2476 | 42.0 | 56 | 0 | |||||||
| 1961 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1961 CAL CFL | 54 | 2191 | 40.6 | 67 | 0 | - | ||||||
| 1963 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1963 CAL CFL | 9 | 331 | 36.8 | 70 | - | |||||||
| 1966 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1966 CAL CFL | 16 | 653 | 40.8 | 56 | - | |||||||
| 1966 Year (CFL)1966 Year CFL | 16 | 653 | 40.8 | 56 | - | |||||||
| 1967 Toronto Rifles (COFL)1967 TOR COFL | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 59 | 2476 | 42.0 | 56 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 126 | 4970 | 39.4 | 70 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WIFU)1956 WPG WIFU | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1961 CAL CFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1962 CAL CFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1963 CAL CFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1964 CAL CFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1965 CAL CFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1966 TOR CFL | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1966 Year (CFL)1966 Year CFL | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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