Kaye Vaughan - June 30, 1931 - February 5, 2023

Kaye Vaughan, twice the CFL's outstanding lineman and a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 91.

Kaye played 12 seasons for the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League and was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1978. He was selected for the Schenley Most Outstanding Lineman Award in both 1956 and 1957 and was also a finalist in 1960. Kaye won the two Schenley awards after missing the entire 1955 season after breaking his leg in the pre-season. The CFL All-Stars were not created until 1962, which was near the end of Vaughan's career, but he did win that honour at Middle Guard in 1962.

Like many linemen in the 1950’s, Vaughan played both sides of the ball, and he was as good on defense as he was on offense. Vaughan was selected as an Eastern All-Star six times on offense at tackle (1956 and 1957) and also at guard (1953, 1959, 1960 and 1961) and was selected as an Eastern All-Star four times on defense, 3 as a defensive tackle (1956, 1957 and 1959) and one as a middle guard (1962).

Vaughan was also selected as the 41st best CFL player since 1945 in an extensive TSN Poll in 2006. Kaye was added to the Wall of Honour at TD Place Stadium on September 21, 2019.

After football Kaye worked for the District of Bedford School Board in the Eastern Townships in Quebec for 23 years as a teacher, coach, guidance councillor, and board administrator, retiring in 1990.

Kaye is survived by his wife of 62 years Lucile Wheeler Vaughan and their two children Myrle and Jake (Toronto Argos 1986-87), and five grandchildren. Lucile too was a great athlete as a skier winning The Lou Marsh Trophy as the 1958 Canadian Athlete of the Year and is a member of the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame.