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As shown on tonight's @TheTurfDistrict podcast, here are is the full set of Pocket Pro-sizedEE helmets, representing each style worn by the Green & Gold from 1949-present. Each helmet is about 2" in diameter and painstakingly custom created by an artisan out of Regina.
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1975 Grey Cup in Calgary
Late in the 1st quarter Als QB Jimmy Jones hits WR Joe Petty for the big gain. On this drive K Don Sweet’s 47 yard FG would make it 6-0 MTL. The wind at this point in the game had picked up to 30 miles per hour.
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REMEMBERING THE FIRST GREY CUP IN CALGARY 1975 - No TDs were scored in the 9-8 Edmonton victory over Montreal on a botched FG on the final play by the Alouettes. There was also a female streaker on the field on the frigid day. Here are some vintage pins etc. from that time.
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Congratulations to Molly Campbell, Calgary Stampeders director of football administration, the 2026 winner of Jane Mawby Tribute Award for 2026. It goes to an unsung contributor who works behind the scenes for CFL or a team. Molly has been in CFL for 21 years - 14 with Stamps.
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In 1960 NY Giants played Bears in Toronto in front of just 5,400 people. A reporter wrote“The sight of 250-pounders standing over a ball waiting for it to roll to a stop was too much.” The fans started heckling."This poured cold water on hopes of Toronto getting an NFL franchise"
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Tom Pate, Hamilton DL, died Oct. 21, 1975 - 3 days after suffering an aneurysm when cleanly blocked by Calgary RB Rick Galbos in CFL game at McMahon Stadium. Willie Burden scored TD on play. Tom Pate Award for sportsmanship was named in his honour. Galbos died in August at 75.
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The Elks clinch a home playoff game after beating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27-12.
GAME RECAP | goelks.com/article/10-09-202…
#GoElks | @PlayAlbertaCA
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4 of the first 10 players taken in the 1953 NFL draft signed in Canada. Commissioner Bell said “we don't care about any of our players who are dumb enough to play in the Bushleagues of Canada.” After top NFL lineman Arnie Weinmeister signed in BC, Bell declared, “The War is on.”
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In 1972 the CFL was going to expand to the US. Minister John Munro said “My government is prepared to do what it can to preserve the CFL as a Canadian entity and the Grey Cup game as an instrument for national unity.” After meeting with Munro, the league voted against expansion
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VINCENT BLANCHARD SETS A NEW CFL RECORD 🚨
Edmonton Elks kicker Vincent Blanchard has set a CFL single game record with his 9th field goal of the game vs. Hamilton.
#CFLGameDay
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A builder in every sense of the word.
The Edmonton Elks organization mourns the loss of Norm Kimball, who passed away on Friday. There are few people who have had as big an impact on the Double E as Norm. He served as the Club’s general manager from 1966 to 1985, winning six Grey Cups in the process.
We offer our condolences to Norm’s friends and family. His legacy won’t be forgotten.
#OnceAlways
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There used to be a press conference the day before the game featuring the respective head coaches. #CFL
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The CFL was bankrupt in '96 when Edmonton met Toronto in the Grey Cup in a blizzard. 83 pts were scored, 5 of the TDs were 50 yards or longer & the teams had almost 1,000 yds in offense. The CFL couldn't even pay the Grey Cup bonuses but Tim Horton’s came to the rescue and paid.
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OTD in Blue Bombers History Sept 22, 1968 and Dave Raimey is unstoppable running for 173 yards on 15 carries v Eskimos. 75 of that on first offensive play for a touchdown. Key block delivered by Mitch Zalnasky who bulldozer’s Esks Mike Law. Bombers won 18-12 for first home win
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In 1997 the Saskatchewan Roughriders were more than $2.6 million in debt. A telethon was organized to raise funds and sell tickets. The team surpassed its goal selling 215,222 tickets but only because an anonymous donor pledged $500,000. The anonymous donor was the NFL.
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Remembering a special CFL telecast crew - Ron Lancaster, Leo Cahill and Don Wittman. They called games, including Labour Day matches and Grey Cups, for many years. This photo is from the 2001 Grey Cup program, a game won by the Stampeders 🇨🇦🏈
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The Elks 38-28 win in Calgary sets their regular season record in Calgary at 61-61-3
It is also their 134th win against the Stampeders, the most against any opponent
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The first 4 years QB Warren Moon was in CFL with Edmonton (1977-80) they won 3 Labour Day Classics each by at least 14 points and tied the other against Calgary Stampeders. The unbeaten streak on Labour day ended in 1981 when Stamps beat Toronto in the last non-Alberta matchup.
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"I really only started playing football three years ago. I played when I was quite young, but I quit in high school because I was small. I played baseball, but then I broke my growth plate in my hip when I grew a lot in a short period of time. (Went from 4'11 to 6'3). I was out of sports for a few years, but then in 2021 when I was 23, I felt I needed to do more in my life, and I started training. I didn't want to tell anyone I had a goal of professional football. I didn't even tell my parents, but then I went to a camp that helps aspiring athletes and there happened to be a CFL scout there and he invited me to their camp in Tampa. It was with Edmonton actually, but it didn't work out. Then I found out I had one semester left of eligibility left. I was 26, played one year in division two, and I hit the open work out circuit and Saskatchewan brought me into camp after they had some injuries. I made the practice roster and then played there two years, before signing with Edmonton," Joe Robustelli. What a story. @sports1440
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My latest Substack posting discusses the fatal injury of Montreal's Allan Arless playing the Argos in 1922; and the myth that Lionel "Big Train" Conacher was the cause.
jamesefraser.substack.com/p/…
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In 1974 the WFL included CFL rules outlawing fair catches and increasing motion. The NFL included rules making it easier to return kicks and pass the ball. The 1975 Gridiron News Pro Yearbook admitted, “Many of the innovative ideas adopted by the NFL and WFL were of CFL origin.”
