The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division. They play their home games at Princess Auto Stadium.
The 38th Grey Cup, played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto on November 25, 1950, before 27,101 fans, also known as the Mud Bowl, was the Canadian football championship game played between the Toronto Argonauts and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Argonauts won the game 13–0.
Charles Roberts is an American former professional football running back who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). In 2024 he was inducted into the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ Ring of Honour.
The 1987 CFL season is considered to be the 34th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 30th Canadian Football League season.
The 1985 CFL season is considered to be the 32nd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 28th Canadian Football League season.
The 1984 CFL season is considered to be the 31st season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 27th Canadian Football League season.
The 1982 CFL season is considered to be the 29th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 25th Canadian Football League season.
Douglas Gordon Brown is a Canadian former professional football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Simon Fraser University. Brown won the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award in 2001. He played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 2001 until his retirement in 2011, competing in three Grey Cups: 2001, 2007, and 2011. He was a CFL All-Star eight times.
The 2007 CFL season was the 54th season of modern-day Canadian football, the 50th season of the Canadian Football League, and many special events were held to commemorate the event. Regular-season play began on June 28 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario and concluded on November 3. The playoffs began on November 11 and ended with the championship game, the 95th Grey Cup, at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, on November 25, 2007, with the Saskatchewan Roughriders as champions.
Ryan Lee Dinwiddie is an American professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played as a quarterback in the CFL for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He is a three-time Grey Cup champion after winning with the Calgary Stampeders as an assistant coach in 2018 and with the Argonauts as the head coach in 2022 and 2024.
Nicholas Dexter Benjamin was a professional football player. Benjamin was an offensive lineman with the Ottawa Rough Riders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1985 to 1993.
Glen Scrivener is a Canadian former professional football defensive tackle who played in the Canadian Football League for 12 seasons. He played for five different teams from 1990 to 2001 while notably winning the Grey Cup with the BC Lions in 1994. He played college football at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri for the Cardinals.
Jesse Briggs is a Canadian former professional football linebacker who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Briggs played CIS football for the McGill Redmen.
Mercy Maston is an American former professional football defensive back.
Nick Taylor is an American professional Canadian football defensive back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Nick Hallett is a professional Canadian football defensive back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted in the seventh round, 61st overall, in the 2019 CFL Draft by the Blue Bombers and was signed on May 15, 2019. He played U Sports football for the Toronto Varsity Blues.
Noah Hallett is a Canadian football defensive back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Blue Bombers in the second round of the 2020 CFL Draft.
Mason Bennett is a Canadian former professional football defensive end. He played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Ali Fayad is an American professional football defensive end. He played college football at Western Michigan and was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2022. He also played for the Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League (USFL).
The 111th Grey Cup was played to decide the Canadian Football League (CFL) championship for the 2024 season. The game was played on November 17, 2024, at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Toronto Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 41–24 to win their league-leading 19th Grey Cup championship. It was the Argonauts' second victory in three years while it was the Blue Bombers' fifth consecutive appearance in the championship game, but also their third straight loss. This was the 17th time that Vancouver has hosted the Grey Cup, the previous having been in 2014.
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