2006 Canadian Football League player ranking
TheTSN Top 50 CFL Players was a list of the greatest fiftyCanadian Football League players, as selected by a panel of sixty former CFL players, then-current and former coaches, executives, and media members in2006 . The panel was assembled by sports television networkTSN in partnership with the CFL. The results were announced as part of the2006 Grey Cup festivities inWinnipeg, Manitoba .
The panel voted on a list of 185 players, including 119 named to theCanadian Football Hall of Fame on the basis of performance since1945 , and 66 others identified during a three-month research process. BrothersDoug Flutie andDarren Flutie bookended the top 50, whileDamon Allen (professionalgridiron football 's all-time leading passer at the time; his record was surpassed on October 10, 2011, byAnthony Calvillo , who did not make the list),Milt Stegall (the CFL's all-time leader intouchdown receptions),Terry Vaughn (the CFL's all-time leader in receptions at the time; his record was beaten byBen Cahoon in October 2010), andJoe Montford (perennial all-star defensive end), were still active when named to the list.
Warren Moon Hal Patterson Grover Covington Lui Passaglia andDamon Allen with theGrey Cup Rank Name Position(s) Years in CFL[ a] GP[ b] Team(s) 1. Doug Flutie QB 1990–1997 136 BC ,Calgary ,Toronto 2. George Reed RB 1963–1975 203 Saskatchewan 3. Jackie Parker QB ,RB ,DB ,K 1954–1968 173 Edmonton ,Toronto ,BC 4. Mike Pringle RB 1992–2004 188 Sacramento ,Baltimore ,Montreal ,Edmonton 5. Warren Moon QB 1978–1983 94 Edmonton 6. Garney Henley DB ,WR 1960–1975 216 Hamilton 7. Ron Lancaster QB 1960–1978 288 Ottawa ,Saskatchewan 8. Russ Jackson QB 1958–1969 167 Ottawa 9. Wayne Harris LB 1961–1972 180[ 1] Calgary 10. Allen Pitts SB 1990–2000 176 Calgary 11. Dan Kepley LB 1975–1984 138 Edmonton 12. John Helton DL 1969–1982 219 Calgary ,Winnipeg 13. Hal Patterson WR 1954–1967 80[ c] Montreal ,Hamilton 14. Damon Allen QB 1985–2007 350[ d] Edmonton ,Ottawa ,Hamilton ,Memphis ,BC ,Toronto 15. Milt Stegall SB 1995–2008 163[ d] Winnipeg 16. Willie Pless LB 1986–1999 229 Toronto ,BC ,Edmonton ,Saskatchewan 17. John Barrow OL ,DL 1957–1970 192 Hamilton 18. Tony Gabriel WR 1971–1981 168 Hamilton ,Ottawa 19. Johnny Bright FB ,LB 1952–1964 157 Calgary ,Edmonton 20. Brian Kelly WR 1979–1987 137 Edmonton 21. James Parker DE ,LB 1980–1991 161 Edmonton ,BC ,Toronto 22. Chris Walby OL 1981–1996 254 Montreal ,Winnipeg 23. Less Browne DB 1984–1994 174 Hamilton ,Winnipeg ,Ottawa ,BC 24. Dave Fennell DL 1974–1983 154 Edmonton 25. Gizmo Williams KR ,WR 1986–2000 200 Edmonton 26. Sam Etcheverry QB 1952–1960 122 Montreal 27. Tommy Joe Coffey WR ,K 1959–1973 197 Hamilton ,Edmonton ,Toronto 28. Grover Covington DE 1981–1991 168 Hamilton 29. Leo Lewis RB 1955–1966 161 Winnipeg 30. Lui Passaglia K ,P ,WR 1976–2000 408 BC 31. Pinball Clemons RB ,KR 1989–2000 185 Toronto 32. Roger Aldag OL 1976–1992 271 Saskatchewan 33. Dickie Harris DB 1972–1982 134 Montreal 34. Norman Kwong FB 1948–1960 157 Calgary ,Edmonton 35. Marv Luster DB 1961–1974 183 Montreal ,Toronto 36. Ray Elgaard SB 1983–1996 220 Saskatchewan 37. Angelo Mosca DL 1958–1972 160 Hamilton ,Ottawa ,Montreal 38. Larry Highbaugh DB 1971–1983 195 BC ,Edmonton 39. Matt Dunigan QB 1983–1996 194 Edmonton ,BC ,Toronto ,Winnipeg ,Birmingham ,Hamilton 40. Joe Montford DE 1995–2006 185 Shreveport ,Hamilton ,Toronto ,Edmonton 41. Kaye Vaughan OL 1953–1964 166 Ottawa 42. Mervyn Fernandez WR 1982–1994 83 BC 43. Bill Baker DE 1968–1978 174 Saskatchewan ,BC 44. Dan Bass LB 1980–1991 197 Toronto ,Calgary ,Edmonton 45. Terry Vaughn SB 1995–2006 203 Calgary ,Edmonton ,Montreal ,Hamilton 46. Joe Krol QB 1945–1955 92 Toronto 47. Tom Clements QB 1975–1987 182 Ottawa ,Saskatchewan ,Hamilton ,Winnipeg 48. Rollie Miles RB ,LB ,DB ,KR ,P 1951–1961 122 Edmonton 49. Bill Frank OL 1962–1976 184 BC ,Toronto ,Winnipeg 50. Darren Flutie WR 1991–2002 193 BC ,Edmonton ,Hamilton
The remaining players were named to an honour roll.
Rocky DiPietro Danny McManus Earl Winfield Jack Abendschan , OLJunior Ah You , DLKelvin Anderson , RBRon Atchison , DLBy Bailey , RBGreg Battle , LBJerald Baylis , DLAl Benecick , OLPaul Bennett , DBDieter Brock , QBTom Brown , LBWillie Burden , RBBen Cahoon , WRAnthony Calvillo , QBBob Cameron , PHugh Campbell , WRJerry Campbell , LBEric Carter , DBTom Casey , RBKen Charlton , RBBryan Chiu , OLKen Clark , PBill Clarke , DLLovell Coleman , RBMarvin Coleman , DBRod Connop , OLRoyal Copeland , RBJim Corrigall , DLLarry Crawford , DBDave Cutler , KPeter Dalla Riva , WRDave Dickenson , QBRocky DiPietro , WRGeorge Dixon , RBRon Estay , DLTerry Evanshen , WRLloyd Fairbanks , OLBernie Faloney , QBDan Ferrone , OLNorm Fieldgate , LBJoe Fleming , DLWillie Fleming , RBDick Fouts , DLCam Fraser , PGene Gaines , DBJeff Garcia , QBEd George , OLCookie Gilchrist , RBTony Golab , RBTommy Grant , WRHerb Gray , DLTerry Greer , WRTracy Ham , QBHerm Harrison , WRTom Hinton , OLCondredge Holloway , QBDick Huffman , DLTommy Hugo , OLHank Ilesic , PGlen Jackson , LBJack Jacobs , QBGerry James , RBAlondra Johnson , LBWill Johnson , DLTyrone Jones , LBBobby Jurasin , DLJoe Kapp , QBJerry Keeling , DBEllison Kelly , OLJohn LaGrone , DLKen Lehmann , LBBilly Ray Locklin , DLEarl Lunsford , RBDon Luzzi , DLDave Mann , PGeorge McGowan , WRMark McLoughlin , KDanny McManus , QBEd McQuarters , DLDerrell Mitchell , WRFrank Morris , OLJames Murphy , WRDon Narcisse , WRRoger Nelson , OLRay Nettles , LBPete Neumann , DLRay Odums , DBUzooma Okeke , OLRed O'Quinn , WRPaul Osbaldiston , KMike O'Shea , LBTony Pajaczkowski , OLElfrid Payton , DLKen Ploen , QBJoe Poplawski , WRNoel Prefontaine , PDave Raimey , RBWillard Reaves , RBDave Ridgway , KFrank Rigney , OLCharles Roberts , RBLarry Robinson , DBJim Rountree , DBPaul Rowe , RBMartin Ruby , OLTom Scott , WRVince Scott , DLDick Shatto , RBDavid Shaw , DBWayne Shaw , LBBob Simpson , WRRon Stewart , RBJim Stillwagon , DLDon Sutherin , DBBill Symons , RBDave Thelen , RBDick Thornton , DBBuddy Tinsley , OLHerb Trawick , DLWhit Tucker , WRTed Urness , OLPierre Vercheval , OLVirgil Wagner , RBJames West , LBMike Widger , LBTom Wilkinson , QBAl Wilson , OLEarl Winfield , WRHarvey Wylie , DBDan Yochum , OLJim Young , WRBen Zambiasi , LBBill Zock , OLJoe Zuger , P^ First year played in CFL to last year played in CFL. Any intervening years in which a player did not play in the CFL are not listed. ^ Number of CFL games played ^ Incomplete information ^a b As of the end of the2006 CFL season
