The Grey Cup Game. For the first time in CFL history, the Grey Cup was played in its entirety on a Sunday. On November 30th at Montreal’s Autotsade, the Rough Riders took their second Grey Cup in succession following their 24-21 win over Calgary in 1968. Saskatchewan took an early 9-0 lead.

Hugh "Bummer" Stirling was a 60-minute man, playing both defensive back and running back. He won the Grey Cup with the Sarnia Imperials in 1934 and 1936 and was the first football player to win the prestigious Lionel Conacher Award as the male athlete of the year. Fans wishing to purchase Grey Cup tickets can get immediate access by purchasing 2020 Roughrider season tickets. Single seats for the game open to the public on June 16, while Grey Cup Festival tickets are expected to go on sale in mid to late June. The Blue Bombers have done it for the first time in 29 years we won the grey cup! That guy can finally wear pants again. :) all is good now. The 2019 Grey Cup will be played between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Nov. 24 at McMahon Stadium in Calgary. Here is all you need to know about this year's Grey Cup The Grey Cup Game. For the first time in CFL history, the Grey Cup was played in its entirety on a Sunday. On November 30th at Montreal’s Autotsade, the Rough Riders took their second Grey Cup in succession following their 24-21 win over Calgary in 1968. Saskatchewan took an early 9-0 lead. When Regina hosted the 2013 Grey Cup, the province's tourism sector brought in roughly $93 million. That same revenue was projected by Tourism Saskatchewan for later this year, when the city was Grey Cup merchandise is available at the Rider Store and will be available during the 2020 Grey Cup Festival. On game day, merchandise will also be available on site in various pop-up merchandise shops located throughout the concourse area of the venue, and will remain open 30 minutes after the end of the game.

The Riders would not return the Grey Cup again until 1997, when they lost to Toronto. They would finally win another in 2007. There was a beautiful symmetry to that as they were coached by their 1989 Grey Cup QB Kent Austin that year. Hamilton fell away from being Grey Cup favourites to go 9-27 over the two seasons following this loss.

For the second time in four years, Shane Bergman will celebrate a Grey Cup championship with the community. The 28-year-old who won the 106th Canadian Football League title game with the Calgary Stampeders back in November will host a free public viewing party from 10a.m.-2p.m. at the Teeterville Fire Hall Feb. 18, which coincides with Family Day weekend. The following is a list of halftime performances that have occurred at the Grey Cup, the championship game of the Canadian Football League.Until 1989, the Grey Cup halftime performance, if one occurred, was usually a marching band. The BC LIons were formed in 1954 and 10 years later they beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 34-24 to win the first Grey Cup. They would also win the 1985 Grey Cup over Hamilton 37-24, They appeared in the 1983 Grey Cup losing to the Toronto Argonauts 18-17, and in 1988 losing to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22-21.

1935 Grey Cup. Western teams had been to the Grey Cup game 10 times since 1909, but they had always gone home empty-handed. It was clear in those days that the East was much more powerful, outscoring their opponents 236–29 in these games. On December 7, 1935, the Bombers got their first shot at winning the 23rd Grey Cup.

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