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NUMBER SIXTY-ONE | ||
NAME | POSITION | YEAR |
Kesi Afalava | DL | 1984 |
Kai Bjorn | OL | 1997 |
Eddie Blake | OL | 1996, 2000 |
Fred Childress | OL | 1995 |
Fred Cole | T | 1959 |
Percy Daigle (also #29) | HB, QB | 1934-40 |
Drew Desjarlais | OL | 2019-21 |
Bill Ellenbogen | G | 1979 |
Luke Fritz | G, T | 2009-10 |
Matthias Goossen | C, G | 2014-18 |
Randy Halsall | G | 1974-78 |
Roger Hamelin | DT, T | 1961-69 |
Floyd Harrawood | T | 1955 |
Ed Henke | DE, T | 1950 |
Ivan Kaminski | T | 1957 |
Kyle Koch | OL | 2007-08 |
Bob Lueck | G | 1971-72 |
Ray Lychak (also #65) | G, T | 1972-73 |
Tracy Mack | LB | 1986 |
Charles Marshall | DT | 1978 |
Ed Norvack (also #65) | G, T | 1947-52, 1954 |
Allan Passman (also #37, #38) | G, T | 1945-49, 1951-52 |
Rob Robinson (also #90) | DT | 1997-98 |
John Simerson | G | 1959 |
Bobby Thompson | T | 1979-83 |
Brad Tierney | T | 1988 |
He was affectionately known as ‘Big Cat’ by his teammates and, at 6-foot-8 and over 300 pounds, it was a nickname that needed no further explanation.
Thompson was part of a line that featured mainstays like John Bonk, Butch Norman and Larry Butler that helped Dieter Brock win back-to-back CFL Most Outstanding Player Awards in 1980 and 1981. Thompson moved back to Winnipeg after his playing days and, sadly, passed away at the age of 46 after suffering a stroke.
Kai Bjorn played in just seven games for the Bombers in 1997, his last of three CFL seasons that began in Ottawa, went through Montreal and ended in Winnipeg. But we point him out here because the big offensive lineman also participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics – in sailing. His family runs a sailboat business in Montreal.
Bob Lueck was a two-time division all-star for the Bombers and a CFL All-Star in 1972 after his days with the Cleveland Browns, but really made a name for himself in the wrestling ring. He began in Calgary with Stampede Wrestling and had a apparently had a ring ‘feud’ with a couple of other CFLers who had turned to wrestling: Angelo Mosca and ‘Superstar’ Billy Graham’ Coleman.