Garney Henley attended Huron College in South Dakota, playing as a running back from 1956 to 1959. From 1956 to 1959, Henley was a running back on the varsity team. Meanwhile, Henry was named dean's List honor Student. In 1959, Henley broke a First Team NAIA All-America, records with 394 points and more than 4,000 rushing yards.
CFL careerEdit
Henley was drafted in 1960 by the NFL's Green Bay Packers in the 15th round (173rd overall), but was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Ontario, Canada. In his early Tiger-Cat career, Henley mostly played as a defensive back. In his later years with the Tiger-Cats, he played more commonly as a receiver.
As a defensive back, Henley intercepted 59 passes for 916 yards and 5 touchdowns, and was selected as an All Star nine times. Following Henley's transition into an offensive player, he was an All Star for the 10th time in 1972 as a wide receiver. Henley won the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award in 1972 in which the Tiger-Cats won the Grey Cup at their home field, Ivor Wynne Stadium, in Hamilton, Ontario.
While still playing football in Hamilton, Henley was hired at the University of Guelph by athletic director, Bill Mitchell. Henley served as the assistant athletic director, advisor to the football team and taught in the Physical Education program. He also took over the Gryphon Basketball program. Despite several winless seasons, Henley gradually developed the program into a highly competitive side. This culminated in 1973–74, when Henley coached the team to its first CIAU national championship.
Following his playing days, Henley became the athletic director and coach at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, and Brock University in Ontario. From 1989 to 1993, Henley was hired as defence coach with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. As coach, he made another appearance in the Grey Cup in 1989, losing to Saskatchewan in the final minutes. He also served as the Director of Football Operations for the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1995–1996. His teams had a combined 6–30 record. In 1996, Henley moved back to his home state of South Dakota after 36 years in Canada. He finished his career as an athletic director at his alma mater, Huron University. After Huron University closed, Henley became General Manager for Professional Transportation Inc., transporting railroad engineers and conductors. He retired in 2013.
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Further readingEdit
Christie, Alan (July 14, 2009). "Retro: Ticat great Garney Henley". CFL.ca.
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This article s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia See Wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions January 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Garney Henley born December 21 1935 is an American former professional football player who played in the Canadian Football League CFL Garney HenleyNo 26Born 1935 12 21 December 21 1935 age 87 Hayti South Dakota U S Career informationCFL statusAmericanPosition s WR DBHeight6 ft 0 in 183 cm Weight180 lb 82 kg CollegeHuronHigh schoolHayti SD AFL draft1960 Round Second SelectionsDrafted byNew York TitansNFL draft1960 Round 15 Pick 173Drafted byGreen Bay PackersCareer historyAs player1960 1975Hamilton Tiger CatsCareer highlights and awards4 Grey Cup champion 1963 1965 1967 1972 played in 7 Grey Cup games 1961 1965 1967 1972 CFL All Star1963 1972CFL East All Star1963 1972AwardsCFL s Most Outstanding Player Award 1972 2 Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy 1963 1972 HonoursTiger Cats Best of the Century Team 1967 University of Guelph Athletics Hall of Fame Ontario Sports Hall of Fame 2015 South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame South Dakota Hall of FameCareer statsCanadian Football Hall of Fame 1979College Football Hall of Fame 2004 Contents 1 College career 2 CFL career 3 Post football career 4 Videos 5 References 6 Further readingCollege career EditGarney Henley attended Huron College in South Dakota playing as a running back from 1956 to 1959 From 1956 to 1959 Henley was a running back on the varsity team Meanwhile Henry was named dean s List honor Student In 1959 Henley broke a First Team NAIA All America records with 394 points and more than 4 000 rushing yards CFL career EditHenley was drafted in 1960 by the NFL s Green Bay Packers in the 15th round 173rd overall but was traded to the Hamilton Tiger Cats in Ontario Canada In his early Tiger Cat career Henley mostly played as a defensive back In his later years with the Tiger Cats he played more commonly as a receiver As a defensive back Henley intercepted 59 passes for 916 yards and 5 touchdowns and was selected as an All Star nine times Following Henley s transition into an offensive player he was an All Star for the 10th time in 1972 as a wide receiver Henley won the CFL s Most Outstanding Player Award in 1972 in which the Tiger Cats won the Grey Cup at their home field Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton Ontario He played in 7 Grey Cup games winning 4 the 51st Grey Cup of 1963 the 53rd Grey Cup of 1965 the so called Wind Bowl the 55th Grey Cup of 1967 and the 60th Grey Cup of 1972 losing 3 the 49th Grey Cup of 1961 the 50th Grey Cup of 1962 and the 52nd Grey Cup of 1964 Post football career EditWhile still playing football in Hamilton Henley was hired at the University of Guelph by athletic director Bill Mitchell Henley served as the assistant athletic director advisor to the football team and taught in the Physical Education program He also took over the Gryphon Basketball program Despite several winless seasons Henley gradually developed the program into a highly competitive side This culminated in 1973 74 when Henley coached the team to its first CIAU national championship Following his playing days Henley became the athletic director and coach at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick and Brock University in Ontario From 1989 to 1993 Henley was hired as defence coach with the Hamilton Tiger Cats As coach he made another appearance in the Grey Cup in 1989 losing to Saskatchewan in the final minutes He also served as the Director of Football Operations for the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1995 1996 His teams had a combined 6 30 record In 1996 Henley moved back to his home state of South Dakota after 36 years in Canada He finished his career as an athletic director at his alma mater Huron University After Huron University closed Henley became General Manager for Professional Transportation Inc transporting railroad engineers and conductors He retired in 2013 Henley s footballing career was celebrated when he was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1979 the University of Guelph Athletics Hall of Fame on October 4 1985 the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2015 1 Henley was voted the sixth greatest CFL player in a poll conducted by Canadian Sports network TSN in 2006 Videos EditCanadian Football Hall of Famer Entire 1967 Grey Cup game victory on YouTubeReferences Edit Garney Henley oshof ca Archived from the original on April 18 2016 Retrieved April 7 2016 Further reading EditChristie Alan July 14 2009 Retro Ticat great Garney Henley CFL ca Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Garney Henley amp oldid 1177846481, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
