Eagle Day
Herman Sidney Day
Born: October 2, 1932
Columbia, MS USA
Deceased: February 23, 2008
Nashville, TN
Position: QB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 183
College: Mississippi
High School: Columbia (MS)
Career: 1956-1966
Drafted: 1956 in Round 17, #203 overall by the Washington Redskins
Eagle Day played from 1956 to 1966 during his career with the Calgary Stampeders, Toronto Argonauts, Washington Redskins and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Day threw for 14,599 yards in his career, completing 1,030 of 1,785 passes with 74 touchdowns and 73 interceptions. He also ran for 1,349 yards in 398 attempts with 18 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 254 | 137 | 53.9 | 1814 | 7.1 | 7 | 2.8 | 12 | 4.7 | 53 | 66.3 |
| 1959 | NFL Washington Redskins | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 79 | 6.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 20 | 33.8 |
| 1960 | NFL Washington Redskins | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 115 | 6.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.3 | 27 | 44.8 |
| 1961 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 201 | 106 | 52.7 | 1800 | 9.0 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 5.0 | 100 | 79.2 |
| 1962 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 262 | 156 | 59.5 | 2494 | 9.5 | 15 | 5.7 | 8 | 3.1 | 85 | 97.7 |
| 1963 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 374 | 228 | 61.0 | 3126 | 8.4 | 13 | 3.5 | 10 | 2.7 | 61 | 88.2 |
| 1964 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 285 | 177 | 62.1 | 2197 | 7.7 | 11 | 3.9 | 14 | 4.9 | 46 | 78.4 |
| 1965 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 215 | 124 | 57.7 | 1892 | 8.8 | 12 | 5.6 | 8 | 3.7 | 90 | 89.9 |
| 1966 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 55 | 27 | 49.1 | 301 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 10.9 | 35 | 26.2 |
| 1966 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 107 | 60 | 56.1 | 781 | 7.3 | 6 | 5.6 | 3 | 2.8 | 27 | 86.2 |
| NFL | 32 | 15 | 46.9 | 194 | 6.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6.2 | 27 | ||
| CFL | 1753 | 1015 | 57.9 | 14405 | 8.2 | 74 | 4.2 | 71 | 4.1 | 100 | ||
| Totals | 1785 | 1030 | 57.7 | 14599 | 8.2 | 74 | 4.1 | 73 | 4.1 | 100 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 164 | 477 | 2.9 | 53 | 4 |
| 1959 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 93 | 322 | 3.5 | 20 | 5 |
| 1962 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 27 | 88 | 3.3 | 9 | 2 |
| 1963 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 24 | 91 | 3.8 | 11 | 3 |
| 1964 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 64 | 306 | 4.8 | 51 | 4 |
| 1965 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| NFL | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 18 | 0 | |
| CFL | 392 | 1321 | 3.4 | 53 | 18 | |
| Totals | 398 | 1349 | 3.4 | 53 | 18 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 |
| 1964 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| CFL | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 13 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 13 | 0 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 47 | 1795 | 38.2 | 59 | 1 |
| 1960 | NFL Washington Redskins | 59 | 2476 | 42.0 | 56 | |
| 1961 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 54 | 2191 | 40.6 | 67 | 1 |
| 1963 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 9 | 331 | 36.8 | 70 | 1 |
| 1966 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 653 | 40.8 | 56 | 0 |
| NFL | 59 | 2476 | 42.0 | 56 | 0 | |
| CFL | 126 | 4970 | 39.4 | 70 | 3 | |
| Totals | 185 | 7446 | 40.2 | 70 | 3 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1956 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | ||||||||
| 1961 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | |||||||||
| 1962 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1963 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | |||||||||
| 1964 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| CFL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | |
| Totals | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 16 |
| 1957 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | |
| 1957 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | |
| 1959 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 4 | 1 |
| 1960 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 1 |
| 1961 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 12 | 0 |
| 1962 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 12 | 0 |
| 1963 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 0 |
| 1965 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 13 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 3 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 9 | 0 |
Honors
1962 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1962 - CFL CFL West All-Star
