| NUMBER TWENTY-SIX | ||
| NAME | POSITION | YEAR |
| Harry Badger (also #56) | HB | 1936-40, 1947 |
| Antonio Banks (also #2) | CB | 1998, 2003 |
| Graeme Bell | FB | 2005-06, 2008 |
| Lee Benard (also #29) | DB | 1976-77 |
| Yvenson Bernard | RB | 2009-10 |
| Dave Buchanan | RB | 1974 |
| Tony Burnett | LB | 2015-16 |
| Dave Campbell | DB | 1975 |
| Reggie Carthon | DB | 1997-98 |
| Abu Conteh (also #41) | DB | 2017-18 |
| Tyneil Cooper | DB | 2018 |
| Carl Cronin | HB, WR, LB | 1932-33 |
| Chauncey Dagg | — | 1934-35 |
| Ken Danchuck | DB | 1966 |
| Dee Jay Donlin | QB | 1978 |
| Bloi-Dei Dorzon | RB | 2012 |
| Sammy Fabro | FW | 1942 |
| John Farler (also #35) | WR | 1968 |
| Stephen Fisher | DB | 2004 |
| Carl Fitzgerald | FB | 2013-14 |
| Bob Gaddis | WR | 1981 |
| Bob Hansford | RB, DB | 1945 |
| Mack Herron | RB | 1971-72 |
| Arrington Hicks | DB | 2011 |
| Sid Justin | DB | 1980 |
| Rick Koswin (also #8) | WR | 1976-77 |
| Cedrick Lavigne | DB | 2022 |
| Milo Lewis | DB | 2002-03 |
| Dennis Liebrecht (also #34) | FB | 1965-66 |
| Ron Mabra | DB | 1979 |
| Ricky Martin | WR | 1982-83 |
| Cliff McFayden (also #25) | E | 1940-43, 1945 |
| Ian Montieth (also #24) | FB | 1963 |
| Alex Morris | DB | 1975 |
| Douglas (Baz) Nagle | DB, RB | 1961 |
| Carlos Pennywell | WR | 1982 |
| Kim Phillips | DB | 1992-94 |
| Rick Potter (also #14, #80) | FB | 1958-62 |
| Jim Poulos | RB | 1974 |
| Butch Pressley | RB | 1967-69 |
| Donovan Rose | DB | 1983-84 |
| Sergio Schiaffino-Perez | DB | 2019-21 |
| Nate Shore (also #2, #16) | G, C, E | 1940-43, 1945-46 |
| Gordon Smith (also #3, #40) | HB, E | 1945-47 |
| Craig Tefft | RB | 1970 |
| Darrius Watson | DB | 1995-96 |
| Ricky Wesson | DB | 1979-80 |
| Ken Winey | WR | 1987-91 |
Canadian Football Hall of Famers:
- Carl Cronin (1967)
Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Famers:
- Carl Cronin (1984)
CFL All-Stars
- Mack Herron (1972)
Division All-Stars
- Mack Herron (1971, 1972)
- Kim Phillips (1993)
- Nate Shore (1946)
CFL Awards
- Eddie James Memorial Trophy (West Division leading rusher) – Mack Herron, 1972
Bomber Team Awards
- Most Outstanding Player – Mack Herron, 1972
- Most Outstanding Special Teams Player (established in 2000) – Graeme Bell, 2008
He Wore It Well:
Carl Cronin, HB, WR, LB – 1932-33
Carl Cronin came to Winnipeg as its first ‘import.’ A product of the powerhouse University of Notre Dame and in his two years with the football club – in the days before they were known as the ‘Blue Bombers’ – played halfback, wide receiver, linebacker and also coached the team. As Jack Matheson wrote in his ’60 Years and Running’ historical book on the Bombers published in 1990, Cronin ‘did everything but the team laundry’ while guiding the club to a 3-3-1 record in the regular season and 3-1 in the playoffs, including a Western Final victory over the Calgary Bronks in 1933, the same team he would take over two years later in 1935.
FYI:
‘Mini’ Mack Herron’s story – both in his two years with the Bombers and afterward – is a tale of successes on the field and failure off it. Standing just 5-5, Herron came to the Bombers from Kansas State after being drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in 1970. Herron was the West Division’s leading rusher, a CFL All-Star and the Bombers Most Outstanding Player in 1972 but was released in the offseason after being arrested in Winnipeg after police found marijuana and traces of cocaine in his apartment. He headed to the New England Patriots next and was outstanding, setting a then-NFL record for all-purpose yards in 1974. In 2009 he was named by the Patriots Hall-of-Fame nomination committee to the club’s 1970s All-Decade Team as a kick returner.
But after his playing career Herron was arrested 20 times, mostly for drug offences, before passing away in 2015.
