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July 9, 2025 | Ed Tait

He could get after the quarterback like few in the long and storied history of the Canadian Football League. Of that, Tyrone Jones left little doubt he was a hall of famer.And if there was a ...

August 26, 2024 | Ed Tait

His name is synonymous with greatness, with a unique gift for tight-space quickness, with grit and toughness and with an iron will and perseverance.And yet, truth be told, the outstanding career ...

August 7, 2023 | Ed Tait

All this years later, James Murphy still marvels at how it all unfolded, how the stars and moons aligned to deliver him to Winnipeg and what would become a hall of fame career with the Blue ...

September 21, 2022 | Ed Tait

Joe Poplawski’s name has long been synonymous with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ success in the late 1970s and 1980s, and he has for decades been considered one of this city’s finest ...

September 21, 2022 | Staff

WINNIPEG, MB., September 21, 2022 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are pleased to announce Joe Poplawski has been selected as the 14th inductee to the Ring of Honour at IG Field.“This is pretty darn ...

November 25, 2021 | Ed Tait

Bob Irving was comfortably settled into a corner of the visiting radio broadcast booth at McMahon Stadium in Calgary last Saturday night, just a few feet to the left of analyst Doug Brown. His ...

November 25, 2021 | Staff

WINNIPEG, MB., November 25, 2021 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce Bob Irving as the 13th inductee to the Ring of Honour at IG Field.The long-time play-by-play voice of the Blue Bombers ...

September 13, 2019 | Ed Tait

The list of accolades on Bob Cameron’s football resumé is as long as it is impressive.To wit, he remains the Canadian Football League’s ‘Iron Man’, having played in more consecutive games than ...

September 18, 2018 | Ed Tait

They called him ‘Twinkletoes’, the ‘Perham Flash’ and the ‘Golden Ghost’, and every nickname just seemed to perfectly describe his enthralling skillset.Melvin ‘Fritz’ Hanson was the first ...

July 10, 2017 | Ed Tait

There’s no sin worse in professional sports than to be losing and boring at the same time.Sadly, this was the fate of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the late 1940s as the club struggled to a 3-9 ...

July 10, 2017 | Rhéanne M.

WINNIPEG, MB., July 10, 2016 –   The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce Jack Jacobs as the tenth inductee to the Ring of Honour presented by the Insurance Brokers of Manitoba (IBAM) at ...

October 18, 2016 | Ed Tait

The first thing anyone in football noticed about Doug Brown was always the obvious: his 6-foot-8 frame and his long arms forever had coaches drooling about his potential.So yes, genetics gave ...

October 18, 2016 | Rhéanne M.

WINNIPEG, MB., Oct. 18, 2016 –   The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce Doug Brown as the ninth and final inductee to the Ring of Honour presented by the Insurance Brokers of Manitoba (IBAM) at ...

October 3, 2016 | Ed Tait

Herb Gray carved out a hall-of-fame football career during his days with the University of Texas and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, so much so that just about every superlative imaginable has been ...

October 3, 2016 | Rhéanne M.

WINNIPEG, MB., October 3, 2016 –   The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce Herb Gray as the eighth inductee to the Ring of Honour presented by the Insurance Brokers of Manitoba (IBAM) at ...

September 26, 2016 | Ed Tait

Bud Grant is on the line and, at age 89, is still sounding sharp, still spinning tales, and still so full of life.As Grant is to become the latest addition to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ring of ...

September 26, 2016 | Rhéanne M.

WINNIPEG, MB., September 26, 2016 –   The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce Bud Grant as the seventh inductee to the Ring of Honour presented by the Insurance Brokers of Manitoba (IBAM) at ...

September 14, 2016 | Ed Tait

His legend lives to this day through still photos, hall of fame video clips from his 12 years with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and from those old enough – and fortunate enough – to have seen ...

September 14, 2016 | Rhéanne M.

WINNIPEG, MB., Sept. 14, 2016 –   The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce Leo Lewis as the sixth inductee to the Ring of Honour presented by the Insurance Brokers of Manitoba (IBAM) at Investors ...

September 7, 2016 | Ed Tait

He was nicknamed ‘The Birmingham Rifle’ and if you saw him unleash deep throws or whistle quick outs, it was clear the moniker more than fit. ‘The Birmingham Howitzer’ would have worked. Ditto ...