The list of accolades on Bob Cameron’s football resumé is as long as it is impressive.
To wit, he remains the Canadian Football League’s ‘Iron Man’, having played in more consecutive games than ...
They called him ‘Twinkletoes’, the ‘Perham Flash’ and the ‘Golden Ghost’, and every nickname just seemed to perfectly describe his enthralling skillset.
Melvin ‘Fritz’ Hanson was the first ...
There’s no sin worse in professional sports than to be losing and boring at the same time.
Sadly, this was the fate of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the late 1940s as the club struggled to a 3-9 ...
WINNIPEG, MB., July 10, 2016 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce Jack Jacobs as the tenth inductee to the Ring of Honour presented by the Insurance Brokers of Manitoba (IBAM) at ...
The first thing anyone in football noticed about Doug Brown was always the obvious: his 6-foot-8 frame and his long arms forever had coaches drooling about his potential.
So yes, genetics gave ...
WINNIPEG, MB., Oct. 18, 2016 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce Doug Brown as the ninth and final inductee to the Ring of Honour presented by the Insurance Brokers of Manitoba (IBAM) at ...
Herb Gray carved out a hall-of-fame football career during his days with the University of Texas and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, so much so that just about every superlative imaginable has been ...
WINNIPEG, MB., October 3, 2016 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce Herb Gray as the eighth inductee to the Ring of Honour presented by the Insurance Brokers of Manitoba (IBAM) at ...
Bud Grant is on the line and, at age 89, is still sounding sharp, still spinning tales, and still so full of life.
As Grant is to become the latest addition to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ring of ...
WINNIPEG, MB., September 26, 2016 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce Bud Grant as the seventh inductee to the Ring of Honour presented by the Insurance Brokers of Manitoba (IBAM) at ...
His legend lives to this day through still photos, hall of fame video clips from his 12 years with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and from those old enough – and fortunate enough – to have seen ...
WINNIPEG, MB., Sept. 14, 2016 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce Leo Lewis as the sixth inductee to the Ring of Honour presented by the Insurance Brokers of Manitoba (IBAM) at Investors ...
He was nicknamed ‘The Birmingham Rifle’ and if you saw him unleash deep throws or whistle quick outs, it was clear the moniker more than fit. ‘The Birmingham Howitzer’ would have worked. Ditto ...
WINNIPEG, MB., September 7, 2016 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce Dieter Brock as the fifth inductee to the Ring of Honour presented by the Insurance Brokers of Manitoba (IBAM) at ...
He really needs no introduction in these parts. He is sporting royalty in Winnipeg and among the greatest to ever pull on a Blue Bomber uniform.
He is such an icon, such a legend, that he is ...
WINNIPEG, MB., July 29, 2016 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce Milt Stegall as the fourth inductee to the Ring of Honour presented by the Insurance Brokers of Manitoba (IBAM) at ...
The following is a true story. It hasn’t been embellished in any manner and/or ripped from the pages of a Hollywood screenplay deemed too outlandish to be put into production.
Experienced ...
WINNIPEG, MB., July 18, 2016 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce Gerry James as the third inductee to the Ring of Honour presented by the Insurance Brokers of Manitoba (IBAM) at ...
Ken Ploen wasn’t always bigger than life in this town. It’s surely an odd statement to make now about the Winnipeg Blue Bombers legend, especially after all these years have passed.
It feels like ...
WINNIPEG, MB., July 11, 2016 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are pleased to announce Ken Ploen as the second inductee to the Ring of Honour presented by the Insurance Brokers of Manitoba (IBAM) at ...