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January 23, 2017

Number 51

NUMBER FIFTY-ONE
NAME POSITION YEAR
Bill Bancroft E 1939-40
David Black (also #73) G, T 1985-95
Percy Campbell (also #14) G 1932-34
Grant Carter DE, LB 1997-99
Gerry Deleeuw (also #43) G, T 1947-52
Aaron Fiacconi (also #55) C, G 2005-07
Allan Greenberg E 1945
Jermarcus Hardrick OL 2016-
Benedict Ibisi OL 2002-03
Taylor Inglis OL, LS 2010
Patrick Kesi T 1999
Abraham Kromah LB 2014
Ken Maglicic (also #52) LB 1965
Rico McCoy LB 2010
Barrin Simpson (also #5) LB 2006-09
Ray Sullivan DE 1983
Roger Taylor OL 1982
Vic Young HB 1949

Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Famers:

  • David Black (2004)

CFL All-Stars:

  • David Black (1993)
  • Jermarcus Hardrick (2021, 2023)

Division All-Stars:

  • David Black (1989, 1993, 1994)
  • Grant Carter (1998)
  • Barrin Simpson (2006)
  • Jermarcus Hardrick (2017, 2021, 2023)

CFL Award Winners

  • DeMarco-Beckett Trophy (Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman, West Division) — Stanley Bryant: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022; Jermarcus Hardrick: 2023

Bomber Team Awards:

  • Most Outstanding Rookie Player – Benedict Ibisi, 2002
  • Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman — Jermarcus Hardrick, 2023

He Wore It Well:

David Black, G/T, 1985-95

A third-round draft pick in 1984, the Bombers converted Black from tight end to the offensive line and he transformed into one of the most durable and grittiest linemen in the team’s history. Black was technically sound, but earned a reputation as a scrappy guard who would sacrifice everything to protect his QB and open holes for the team’s running backs.

Jermarcus Hardrick, 2016-

Hardrick was admittedly on his last chance in the CFL when he was scooped up by the Blue Bombers in 2016 after stints with the B.C. Lions and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Pushed to improve his game by his coaches and driven to succeed by his own will, Hardrick has transformed into one of the best tackles in the league. A two-time CFL All-Star, he was named the Blue Bombers Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman in 2023 and was a runner-up for the league award after being selected as the West Division representative.