Harvey Wylie

Harvey Wylie
No. 14
Born: (1934-04-06) 6 April 1934
Calgary, Alberta
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) DB
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg)
College Montana State
Career history
As player
1956–1964 Calgary Stampeders
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 1962, 1963
CFL West All-Star 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963
Awards 1962 - CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award
Career stats

Harvey Wylie (born April 6, 1934) is a former defensive back who played nine seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders (ending his career with them in 1964).[1][2] For five consecutive seasons, he was an All-Western All-Star and twice he was an All-Canadian All-Star.

He excelled in several sports: he played Junior "A" Hockey in Calgary and had a tryout with the Chicago White Sox.[2] Wylie was the winner of the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award in 1962.[3] He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1980[2] and the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1980.[1]

Wylie later went into business and served as President of Beaufort-Delta Oil Project Limited.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Wylie, Harvey". Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  2. 1 2 3 "Harvey Wylie". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Andy Fantuz – R – Saskatchewan Roughriders". Official Site of the Canadian Football League. 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Minutes of proceedings and evidence". National Resources and Public Works Issues 51-72. 1976. Retrieved 4 June 2011.


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