Neil Habig

Neil Habig (born September 6, 1936) was an offensive lineman and linebacker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1958 to 1964 and was a dominant player at his position of center.[1][2]

Neil Habig
Born: (1936-09-06) September 6, 1936
West Lafayette, Indiana
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)C/LB
CollegePurdue
NFL draft1958 / Round: 27
Drafted byGreen Bay Packers
Career history
As player
19581964Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1962
CFL West All-Star1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964,

CFL

As a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Neil Habig played center and linebacker. In 7 years (1958-1964), Habig was a CFL All-Star center once (1962, the first year this honor was awarded) and a Western conference all-star 6 times (1959-1964). As a linebacker, he was particularly adept at covering the pass, as indicated by his 10 career interceptions, including 6 in a single year (1963). Despite this prowess, his team reached the Western finals only once, in 1963, and lost to the BC Lions, so that he never played in a Grey cup game. He was replaced in 1965 by Ted Urness, a CFL All-Star center himself for the next 6 years.

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