 Don Getty after the game | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | November 24, 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Varsity Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Toronto | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 27,425 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Steve Douglas,Ted Reynolds | ||||||||||||||||||
The44thGrey Cup game was played on November 24, 1956, before 27,425 fans atVarsity Stadium inToronto.
The favouredEdmonton Eskimos won their third straight Grey Cup over theMontreal Alouettes by the score of 50–27.
Edmonton coachPop Ivy surprised many by starting sophomore Canadian quarterbackDon Getty. WithJackie Parker,Johnny Bright,Normie Kwong andRollie Miles in the backfield, they were record setters. Bright rushed for a thenGrey Cup record 169 yards (surpassed byKory Sheets in 2013), and Parker added another 129, and the Eskimos team total was a record 456 yards. Montreal rushed for 191 yards, so both teams set a singleGrey Cup game record of 647 yards.
Montreal had the game tied as late as the third quarter (20 to 20) beforeEdmonton took total control. While Getty scored two touchdowns,Sam Etcheverry had one of his most disappointing days as a Lark, completing only 15 of 38 passes for 293 yards and aGrey Cup record 4 interceptions.
Edmonton Eskimos - 50
Touchdowns -Jackie Parker (3);Don Getty (2);Johnny Bright (2)
Field Goal -Bob Dean
Converts -Bob Dean (4)
Single -Jackie Parker (1)
Montreal Alouettes - 27
Touchdowns -Hal Patterson (2);Sam Etcheverry (1);Pat Abbruzzi (1)
Converts -Bill Bewley (3)
This was the firstGrey Cup game with 6 point touchdowns.
The game scorer incorrectly recorded the final score as 51 to 27.Jackie Parker scored a touchdown on the final play, and fans flooded the end zone and one stole the game ball. As most of the game officials had left the field, Edmonton could not convert the touchdown, for lack of a ball. The officials ended the game without the final convert.
This was the third of 11Grey Cup clashes between Edmonton and Montreal. The Eskimos have won in 1954, 1955, 1956, 1975, 1978, 1979, 2003 and 2005's overtime thriller. The Alouettes prevailed in 1974, the Ice Bowl of 1977, and 2002.
Two of the Eskimos' stars from this game would go on to notable political and business careers. Getty served asPremier of Alberta from 1985 until 1992. Kwong, whose notable business ventures included part ownership of theNHL'sCalgary Flames, served asLieutenant Governor of Alberta from 2005 until 2010.
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