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Grey Cup
The Grey Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the champions of the Canadian Football League. Recognized as a symbol of Canada's National Unity, its venue usually alternates between Eastern and Western Canadian cities. Sir Albert Henry George Grey, 4th Earl Grey who was Governor General of Canada from 1904 to 1911, awarded the Grey Cup in 1909.
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What was the final score for the grey cup?
Please specify which of the 100-plus games you want the score for.
Is the Grey Cup Game always played on a Sunday?
Since 1969, the Grey Cup Game has always been played on a Sunday. Prior to that, with one exception in 1962, the game had always been played on a Saturday. The 1962 exception occurred when a "pea soup" fog rolled in off Lake Ontario during the game. The stadium was situated right beside the lake. By half time, few fans were able to see much of the field, and many none at all, but the game continued into the fourth quarter. One of the injured Hamilton players, who had not dressed for the game, jokingly asked on the sideline, and within earshot of Hamilton Coach Jim Trimble, "Wouldn't this be a good time to run the Statue of Liberty?" (In the Statue of Liberty play, the quarterback drops back into the pocket, as if to pass, while a speedy halfback, who has been positioned as a receiver on one side, runs toward the quarterback, receives a hand-off from the quarterback, and continues running around the other side. The receivers on that side, meanwhile, have all run deep pass routes, leaving no defenders in that area to tackle the halfback.) Jim Trimble, commenting to the media afterward, said, "Being the football genius I am, as soon as I heard him say "Statue of Liberty," I immediately sent in Garney Henley (his fastest halfback, and probably the fastest man in the league) and told him to run the Statue of Liberty." Henley took the hand-off, disappeared into the fog, and was not seen again until he surfaced in the other team's end zone. Shortly thereafter, officials determined that it was not safe for the players to continue playing the game. After a considerable delay, officials decided to halt the game and resume play the following day (Sunday). Ever since, the two-day game has been affectionately known as the "Fog Bowl."
What father and son combinations have both their names engraved on the Grey Cup?
John "Crazy Legs" Williams and John Williams jr. Eddie (Dynamite) James (1935) and Gerry James (1958, 1959, 1961, 1962). Both father and son have been inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
What team has won the fewest Grey Cup Games?
Of current CFL teams, Saskatchewan Roughriders have 4 Wins - 1966,1989,2007, and 2013
The above is only the answer to the question if one restricts the question to current CFL teams.
The CFL teams that were in the USA, with the exception of Baltimore, collectively had zero Grey Cup wins.
But the question was wide open. The correct answer would be that dozens of teams have no Grey Cup wins.
One must remember that the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) regularly challenged for the Grey Cup right up until the mid-1950s. Only three ORFU teams ever won the Grey Cup. The Sarnia Imperials and Toronto Balmy Beach each had two victories, and the Hamilton Wildcats one. But there were several teams in the ORFU from time to time, none of which ever won (or even played in) a Grey Cup game.
There were also a number of eligible teams out west that never made it to the big game.
Likewise, going back to the days when the university teams could challenge, only University of Toronto (4 wins) and Queens University (3 wins) ever played in a Grey Cup game. The rest never got on the field.
The true number of teams that were eligible to challenge but never made it, and therefore won zero Grey Cup games, might never be known.
And, of course, teams which never played Canadian Football have never won it either.
Who was the gray Cup named after?
The cup was named after Earl Grey, a former Governor General of Canada, who donated the cup in 1909.
Was the grey cup game ever been played in Winnipeg?
It's been played in Winnipeg three times, first in 1991.
The 90th Grey Cup was the 2002 Canadian Football League championship game played between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Montreal Alouettes on November 24 at Commonwealth Stadium, in Edmonton, Alberta. The Alouettes defeated the Eskimos, 25-16.
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The Hamilton Ticats are a Regular Cfl team that have won the Grey Cup 15 Time's
Has anyone won the Super Bowl and the grey cup?
O.J. Brigance won a Grey Cup with the Baltimore Stallions in 1995 and a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens in 2000 (Super Bowl XXXIV).
Tyrone Williams won a Grey Cup with the Toronto Argonauts in 1996 and a Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys, although he did not play in the game (Super Bowl XXVIII).
Harald Hasslebech won a Grey Cup with the Calgary Stampeders in 1992 and two Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos (Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII).
Barry Wilburn is listed as having won with the BC Lions and Washington Redskins. Terry Greer also had a Grey with Toronto and a SB with 9ers
Who is the only player to win a super bowl ring and a grey cup in the same year?
O.J. Brigance won a Grey Cup with the Baltimore Stallions in 1995 and a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV.
Terry Greer, Marvin Thomas, Andre Rison, and Josh Miller also won championships on both sides of the border.
Which two people have their names engraved on both the Stanley Cup and the Grey cup?
Actually, there are currently three Lionel Conacher, Gerry James and Wayne Gretzky. Both Gerry James and his father Eddie "Dynamite" James have their names engraved on the Grey Cup. They have both been inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as well. Eddie James was the roughest, toughest player in the west, and was a member of the Winnipeg Pegs, the first western Canada team to win the Grey Cup (1935). Gerry James played in a Grey Cup final and the Stanley Cup final in the same season. He once played in a Grey Cup game one Saturday afternoon as a Winnipeg Blue Bomber and in an NHL game as a Toronto Maple Leaf the same evening. Wayne Gretzky was a minority owner of the 1991 Toronto Argonauts. Orginally the CFL only included majority owner Bruce McNall in the engraving. The CFL added the two minority oners (the other being John Candy) in 2007.
Was a CFL grey cup ever been canceled or stopped due to weather?
Yes. The 1962 Grey Cup game was played on a Saturday, and it was stopped because of fog. They resumed the game the following day.
Who has played in a super bowl grey cup and Rose Bowl?
Just one has. Craig Morton quarterbacked two teams in the Super bowl. He lost both games. Super Bowl V
Baltimore Colts - 16 (Johnny Unitas, Uniiversity of Louisville)
Dallas Cowboys - 13 (Craig Morton, University of California Berkely)
Location: Orange Bowl, Miami FL
Date: 1/17/1971
MVP: Chuck Howley, LB, Dallas
Head Coaches:
BAL - Don McCafferty
DAL - Tom Landry Super Bowl XII
Dallas Cowboys - 27 (Roger Staubach, United States Naval Academy
Denver Broncos - 10 (Craig Morton, University of California Berkely
Location: Lousiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Date: 1/15/1978
co-MVP's: Randy White, DT, Dallas
Harvey Martin, DE, Dallas
Head Coaches:
DAL - Tom Landry
DEN - Red MIller
How many grey cups has Winnipeg won at home?
Winnipeg Blue Bombers have never even played in a Grey Cup in Winnipeg, never mind having won there.
What year did the Baltimore Stallions win the Canadian Football League championship?
On November 27, 1994, the Baltimore Stallions narrowly lost the 82nd Grey Cup Game, played at Vancouver's B.C. Place, to the British Columbia Lions, by a score of 26-23. A year later, on November 19, 1995, the Stallions won the 83rd Grey Cup Game at Taylor Field in Regina, decisively defeating the Calgary Stampeders 37-20. The Baltimore franchise was later moved to Montreal and became the latest incarnation of the Alouettes.
Who was on the 1962 blue bombers player roster?
Leo Lewis
Farrell Funston
Ernie Pitts
Hal Ledyard
Charlie Shepherd
Ken Ploen
Dick Thornton
Frank Rigney
Dave Raimy
What non-Canadian team won the Grey Cup?
On November 19, 1995, the Baltimore Stallions won the 83rd Grey Cup Game at Taylor Field in Regina, defeating the Calgary Stampeders by a score of 37-20.
In one sense the National Football League (NFL), which was founded in 1920, can make a claim to be older than the Canadian Football League (CFL). However, it is arguable that the present NFL can only date its current existence back to the amalgamation with the American Football League which took place in 1970.
The CFL was created in 1958. However, the CFL can trace its existence back to 1884 when the Canadian Rugby Football Union (CRFU) was established. The CRFU was reorganized as the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) in 1891. The CFL can trace its history directly back to 1884 and the CRFU.
The CFL was also an amalgamation of two leagues: the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU) which was formed in 1907, and the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU) which was formed in 1936. The WIFU was the successor to the Western Canada Rugby Football Union (WCRFU) which had been formed in 1911. Both the IRFU and the WCRFU predate the NFL.
[Note to football historians: The IRFU was much better known by its nickname, "The Big Four."]
The CRU was Canadian football's governing body. Both the IRFU and the WIFU were long standing members of the CRU. The CRU was instrumental in creating the CFL.
Two of the original IRFU teams, Hamilton Tigers and Toronto Argonauts, predate the IRFU by many years. The Hamilton Foot Ball Club was formed in 1868. Through amalgamations with other Hamilton football teams, it became today's Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Toronto Argonaut Football Club, formed in 1873, is the same Toronto Argonaut Football Club presently in the CFL. (The Toronto Argonauts are the oldest professional football franchise in North America, older even than the Chicago/St Louis/Phoenix Cardinals.) Today's Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers were original WIFU and CFL teams.
The Grey Cup, the trophy awarded annually to the champions of the CFL, was first awarded to the 1909 Canadian football champions.
The very first game of North American football was played in Toronto.
Therefore, it is clear that Canadian football is older than the game presently played in the USA, and that the roots of the present CFL go back much farther than the roots of the NFL.
Who was the Backup to George Reed in the 1966 Grey Cup?
Their other fullback's name was Henry Dorsch. Their halfbacks were Al Ford and Ed Buchanan, both of whom caught important passes in the Grey Cup game that year.
Which CFL teams have never met in grey cup game?
Because the Grey Cup game is played between the Western Champion and the Eastern Champion, West-west matchups and East-east matchups do not happen as a rule.
The exception is the Winnipeg Blue Bombers who have played both in the east and in the west, and have played all of the other teams at one time or another except Montréal. (Toronto most recently in 1950, Hamilton most recently in 1984, BC most recently in 2011, Sask in 2007, Calgary in 2001, Edmonton in 1993)
So, Hamilton, Toronto and Montréal have never played each other (unless you count the 1912 Hamilton-Toronto game, but that was a different Hamilton team). Likewise, BC, Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatchewan have never played each other.
The term is a proper noun, Grey Cup (The Canadian Football championship trophy).
In what stadium in Toronto was the November 8 1953 Grey Cup game held?
The 1953 Grey Cup Game was played on November 28 (not November 8) between Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Toronto's Varsity Stadium. Hamilton emerged as 12-6 winners, but the outcome was in doubt until the last play of the game because Winnipeg had posession of the ball in the shadow of Hamilton's goal posts.
