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Each week a Bombers player visits with Ed Tait of bluebombers.com to reminisce about a particular game, or games, that is most memorable for them in their careers in high school, college or professional careers.
“The game that stands out for me has to be the Grey Cup, because it was the biggest game I had ever played in and I was really hoping to win it.
My first season in Germany we went all the way to the finals and lost by three points. My first year with the national team we went to the world championships and were starting great – we beat the U.S.A. – and then lost to France in the finals by one score. The whole time during Grey Cup week I was thinking, ‘Please, it can’t be like this again.’
I also had some family issues. My grandfather died shortly after the Grey Cup. He would always ask how I was doing. He had cancer and also had a stroke shortly before the Grey Cup so he was having a hard time.
After the game it was like I couldn’t even remember the game, I was so far out of my head. During the game I was into it, thankfully, but after the game I couldn’t really go and party because I had all this stuff going on.
Then when I went home after the Grey Cup he was in bad shape… he could barely speak. He just said he was proud of me. Everyone was just saying that’s the only thing he waited on. After that he said, ‘I don’t want any more to drink now and no more food.’ And then after that he died.
His name was ‘Eckhart’ and I had his name put on my Grey Cup ring. It was a very emotional time, but I am happy that it ended like this, with him knowing we had won the championship.”