Charlie Shepard
Charles Lafayette Shepard, Jr.
Born: July 11, 1933
Dallas, TX USA
Deceased: June 23, 2009
Plano, TX
Position: HB-DB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 215
College: North Texas
High School: Norman Robert Crozier Tech (Dallas, TX)
Career: 1956-1962
Drafted: 1955 in Round 18, #208 overall by the Baltimore Colts
Charlie Shepard played from 1956 to 1962 during his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Shepard ran for 3,859 yards in his career on 715 attempts, scoring 28 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 33 passes for 437 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 52 | 17.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 149.3 |
| 1959 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1960 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 23 | 5.8 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 128.1 |
| 1961 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 118.8 |
| CFL | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 101 | 11.2 | 2 | 22.2 | 1 | 11.1 | 41 | ||
| Totals | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 101 | 11.2 | 2 | 22.2 | 1 | 11.1 | 41 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 30 | 91 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 60 | 411 | 6.8 | 29 | 4 |
| 1958 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 178 | 925 | 5.2 | 70 | 11 |
| 1959 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 174 | 1076 | 6.2 | 45 | 6 |
| 1960 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 138 | 718 | 5.2 | 25 | 6 |
| 1961 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 86 | 435 | 5.1 | 21 | 1 |
| 1962 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 49 | 203 | 4.1 | 10 | 0 |
| NFL | 30 | 91 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| CFL | 685 | 3768 | 5.5 | 70 | 28 | |
| Totals | 715 | 3859 | 5.4 | 70 | 28 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1958 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 11 | 132 | 12.0 | 38 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6 | 150 | 25.0 | 36 | 1 |
| 1960 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 18 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 25 | 0 |
| 1962 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 11 | 0 |
| NFL | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| CFL | 32 | 406 | 12.7 | 38 | 1 | |
| Totals | 33 | 437 | 13.2 | 38 | 1 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 26 | 951 | 36.6 | 49 | |
| 1957 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 28 | 1152 | 41.1 | 92 | 4 |
| 1958 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 143 | 6324 | 44.2 | 79 | 10 |
| 1959 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 121 | 5224 | 43.2 | 61 | 7 |
| 1960 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 98 | 4386 | 44.8 | 95 | 14 |
| 1961 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 85 | 3855 | 45.4 | 89 | 15 |
| 1962 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 46 | 2054 | 44.7 | 85 | 3 |
| NFL | 26 | 951 | 36.6 | 49 | 0 | |
| CFL | 521 | 22995 | 44.1 | 95 | 53 | |
| Totals | 547 | 23946 | 43.8 | 95 | 53 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 18 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 23 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 18 | 0 |
| CFL | 11 | 138 | 12.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Totals | 11 | 138 | 12.5 | 23 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1957 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | ||||||||
| 1958 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 76 | ||||||
| 1959 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 49 | ||||||
| 1960 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 50 | ||||||
| 1961 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | ||||||
| 1962 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| CFL | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 227 | |
| Totals | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 227 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 9 | |
| 1958 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 15 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 15 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 10 | 0 |
| 1962 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 8 |
Awards
1959 - CFL Grey Cup Most Valuable Player
Honors
1959 - CFL CFL West All-Star
