University of North Texas Athletics
Mean Green Hall Of Famer Charlie Shepard Passes Away
6/24/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
The Mean Green lost a member of its family today with the passing of North Texas Athletic Hall of Famer Charlie Shepard.
Shepard was a four-year letterman with the football team from 1951-55 as an offensive back and following his outstanding collegiate
career was drafted by the by the Baltimore Colts before going on to success in the Canadian Football League as a punter.
While at North Texas, Shepard was a team captain and an All-Gulf Coast Conference selection in 1955.
After his brief career in the NFL, he signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was the team’s leading punter from 1957-62, set the league record for the longest punt of 95 yards and was awarded the MVP of the Grey Cup championship game in 1959. The Dallas, Texas, native played on four Grey Cup championship teams and was inducted into the CFL Winnipeg Hall of Fame.
Shepard was inducted into the North Texas Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.
