Bernie Morrison

Last updated
Bernie Morrison
Born:March 25, 1955 (1955-03-25) (age 68)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL status National
Position(s) LB
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
University Manitoba Bisons
CFL Draft 1978 Territorial Pick Winnipeg Blue Bombers / Round:
Career history
As player
1978–1988 Calgary Stampeders
Career highlights and awards
Calgary Stampeders President Ring 1985 & 1987 / Calgary Stampeders Nominee for Schenly Award for Top Canadian 1983 & 1985 / Calgary Stampeders 50 year Dream Team / Calgary Stampeders Wall of Fame 2010 / Calgary Stampeders Ranked #8 of All Time Players

Bernie Morrison (born March 25, 1955, in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a former professional Canadian football linebacker who played eleven seasons for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. [1] Manitoba Bisons 1975-1977 / Bisons Rookie of the Year 1975 / Bisons Outstanding Lineman 1976 / Western Intercollegiate All Star 1976 & 1977 / CIAU All Canadian 1977 / CAN-AM Bowl 1978 / Jr Football Winnipeg Rods 1974 / Juvenile Football St Vital Mustangs 1972-1973 / Transcona Nationals 1971

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manitoba Bisons</span> Athletic teams that represent the University of Manitoba

The Manitoba Bisons are the athletic teams that represent the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The football team plays their games at Princess Auto Stadium. The soccer team play their home games at the University of Manitoba Soccer Fields while the track and field teams use the University Stadium as their home track. The University has 18 different teams in 10 sports: basketball, curling, cross country running, Canadian football, golf, ice hockey, soccer, swimming, track & field, and volleyball.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canadian Junior Football League</span> Canadian football league

The Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) is a national Major Junior Canadian football league consisting of 19 teams playing in five provinces across Canada. The teams compete annually for the Canadian Bowl. Many CJFL players move on to professional football careers in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and elsewhere.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Winnipeg Folk Festival</span> Music festival held in Manitoba, Canada

The Winnipeg Folk Festival is a nonprofit charitable organization with an annual summer folk music festival held in Birds Hill Provincial Park, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The festival features a variety of artists and music from around the world and is sure to include a number of local artists.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manitoba Junior Hockey League</span> Canadian ice hockey league

The Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) is a Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Manitoba and one of nine member leagues of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre</span> Theatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre is Canada's oldest English-language regional theatre. Next to the Stratford and Shaw Festivals, MTC has a higher annual attendance than any other theatre in the country. It was founded in 1958 by John Hirsch and Tom Hendry as an amalgamation of the Winnipeg Little Theatre and Theatre 77. In 2010, the theatre received a royal designation from Queen Elizabeth II, and officially became the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sydney Halter</span> Canadian sports executive (1905–1990)

Gerald Sydney Halter, was a Canadian sports executive and lawyer. He served as the first commissioner of the Canadian Football League from 1958 to 1966, and was president of the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada from 1938 to 1946.

The Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) is a federally recognized Métis government. Its current president is David Chartrand. In September of 2021, the MMF withdrew from the Métis National Council, due to that organization's failure to uphold the 2002 nationally accepted definition of Métis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fort Garry, Winnipeg</span> Suburb of Winnipeg, Canada

Fort Garry is a community area and neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, located in the southwestern part of the city, south of the district of Fort Rouge and east of the Tuxedo area. It comprises parts of the city wards of River Heights - Fort Garry, Fort Rouge - East Fort Garry, Waverley West, and St. Norbert - Seine River.

Wayne Frederick Stephenson was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He was born in Fort William, Ontario.

Thomas Joseph Daley is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, and Winnipeg Jets between 1968 and 1979.

University Stadium is a multipurpose stadium located on the campus grounds of the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It features a 400m 8-lane track, as well as separate areas for long jump/triple jump, high jump, pole vault, discus, hammer, shot put, and javelin. Inside the track is a large natural grass field used for football and soccer. The stadium was home to the Manitoba Bisons football program until the team relocated next door to Investors Group Field in 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Princess Auto Stadium</span> Outdoor stadium in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Princess Auto Stadium is an outdoor stadium in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The stadium, which opened in 2013, is located on the University of Manitoba campus next to University Stadium.

Martin James Riley is a former Canadian basketball player and Olympian. Riley has been described as “one of the finest basketball players to emerge out of the province of Manitoba”.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cory Huclack</span> Canadian football player

Cory Huclack is a former professional Canadian football linebacker who played for the Montreal Alouettes and Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as an undrafted free agent in 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Silver Quilty</span> Canadian football player and sport administrator

Sylvester Patrick "Silver" Quilty was a Canadian football player, referee, coach and sport administrator. As a player, he won the Yates Cup in 1907 with the Ottawa Gee-Gees football team, and was credited as the first man to play the flying wing position. He also played with the Ottawa Rough Riders, and the McGill Redmen football team. After his playing career, he became a football referee and officiated the 10th Grey Cup, and also coached the Ottawa Rough Riders.

Henry F. Janzen was a Canadian football kick returner and defensive back who played in the Canadian Football League for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1959 to 1965.

Bob Kraemer is a former award-winning receiver who played in the Canadian Football League from 1971 to 1974.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manitoba Bisons football</span>

The Manitoba Bisons football team represents the University of Manitoba in the sport of Canadian football in U Sports. The program was the first of four U Sports football teams to have won back-to-back Vanier Cup championships, having won in 1969 and 1970. In total, the Bisons have won three Vanier Cup national championships and 11 Hardy Trophy conference championships. The Bisons are led by head coach, Brian Dobie, who has been the head coach since 1996.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Onyemata</span> Nigerian-Canadian American football player (born 1992)

David Onyemata is a Nigerian professional football nose tackle for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Manitoba.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malcolm Williams (Canadian football)</span> Professional Canadian football wide receiver

Malcolm Williams is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver. He was undrafted in the 2015 CFL Draft, but was signed by the Toronto Argonauts as a free agent.

References

  1. "Bernie Morrison". Archived from the original on 4 September 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2010.