Stanley Robert Heath (March 5, 1927 – September 26, 2010) was a

quarterback The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...

in the

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(NFL) who played 12 games for the

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It ...

. Heath played college football at the

University of Nevada, Reno The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a public land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada. It is the state's flagship public university and primary land grant institution. It was founded on October 12, ...

, where he was the nation's top passer. Previously, he had been a member of the

Wisconsin Badgers The Wisconsin Badgers are the athletic teams representing the University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin). They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level (Football Bowl Subdivisi ...

. Heath was the first NCAA quarterback to throw for over 2,000 yards in a season, a mark that would not be surpassed for fifteen years. He finished 5th in the

Heisman Trophy The Heisman Memorial Trophy (usually known colloquially as the Heisman Trophy or The Heisman) is awarded annually to the most outstanding player in college football. Winners epitomize great ability combined with diligence, perseverance, and hard ...

voting in 1948. In 1948, the Packers drafted him in the 25th round with the 231st overall pick and again in the

1949 NFL Draft The 1949 National Football League Draft was held on December 21, 1948, at The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia. The draft was preceded by a secret draft meeting held November 15, 1948, at the Hotel Schenley in Pittsburgh. This was the ...

with the 5th pick in the 1st round. Heath only played one season with the Packers before moving to the

Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...

(CFL). Heath is the son of former major league baseball player

Mickey Heath Minor Wilson "Mickey" Heath (October 30, 1903 – July 30, 1986) was a professional baseball player. He was a first baseman over parts of two seasons (1931–32) with the Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he compiled a .213 batting average in 160 ...

, the uncle of attorney and

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television commentator Robert W. Bigelow, and cousin to broadcaster and author Jim Heath. Heath died at his home in

Jesup, Georgia Jesup is a city in Wayne County, Georgia, United States. The population was 9,809 at the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Wayne County. History By February 1869, Willis Clary had begun building a two-story hotel near the junction o ...

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1927 births 2010 deaths People from Jesup, Georgia Players of American football from Toledo, Ohio American football quarterbacks Wisconsin Badgers football players Nevada Wolf Pack football players Green Bay Packers players American players of Canadian football Canadian football quarterbacks Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Calgary Stampeders players Deaths from esophageal cancer Deaths from cancer in Georgia (U.S. state) {{Quarterback-1920s-stub

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