Edmonton Elks to add Hall of Fame receiver Terry Vaughn to Wall of Honour

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The Edmonton Elks are adding Canadian Football Hall of Fame receiver Terry Vaughn to the club’s Wall of Honour.

The five-foot-eight, 185-pound target played six seasons with the club from 1999 to 2004 and recorded 545 catches for 7,681 yards and 40 touchdowns as a member of the club. He holds or shares four franchise receiving records, including most 1,000-yard receiving seasons (six), most consecutive 1,000-yard seasons (six), most receptions in a season (106), and most receiving yards in a game (275).

“I love the Green and Gold. I enjoyed my time there, enjoyed my teammates, the fans and the people that I got a chance to work with as well. A great organization and a great community,” said Vaughn in a statement.

Vaughn will become the 42nd player to be added to the club’s Wall of Honour. The induction ceremony will take place on Aug. 27 when the club hosts the Ottawa Redblacks, which coincides with the 20th anniversary of the club’s 2003 Grey Cup victory over the Montreal Alouettes in Regina.

The Arizona product was a five-time CFL West Division all-star All-Star during his stay in Edmonton, including during Edmonton’s run to the 2003 Grey Cup. Five years after completing his CFL career in 2006,

Vaughn was a seven-time West Division all-star, a three-time CFL all-star, and two-time Grey Cup champion over his career as a member of the Calgary Stampeders (1995-98), Elks, Montreal Alouettes (2005), and Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2006). He finished his career with 1,006 receptions for 13,746 yards and 73 touchdowns and was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2011.