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Stampeders Mourn Death Of Harvey Wylie

September 30, 2019 | Stampeders.com Staff
It is with great sadness that the Calgary Stampeders learned of the recent death of alumnus Harvey Wylie. He was 85. The Calgary native and Crescent Heights High School graduate played with the ...

Memories Of ’71

August 15, 2019 | George Johnson
The image lingers in mind’s-eye for a generation. Nov. 28th, 1971. The long-ago demolished Empire Stadium. A driving rain pelting down on the 34,000 hardy souls in attendance. Just over ...

One For The Books

November 21, 2018 | Stampeders.com Staff
Saturday, November  27, 1948. The Stampeders won their first ever Grey Cup, defeating the Ottawa Rough Riders 12-7 before a crowd of 20,013 at Varsity Stadium during the 36th annual event. That ...

A Calgary Grey Cup History

April 25, 2018 | Paul Mawdsley
Since becoming a CFL city in 1945, Calgary has hosted four Grey Cups. However, it took 30 years before the city was able to host the prestigious game. Calgary hosted its first championship in ...

Stampeders mourn death of Bob Vespaziani

January 22, 2018 | Stampeders.com Staff
It is with great sadness the Stampeders learn of the death of former head coach Bob Vespaziani. He passed away on Saturday in Lakefield, Ont., with family – including his wife Sheila – at his ...

Stampeders mourn death of Jerry Keeling

January 20, 2018 | Stampeders.com Staff
It is with great sadness the Stampeders learn of the death of Jerry Keeling, who quarterbacked the Red and White to the 1971 Grey Cup title. He was 78. Keeling — known as “Bones” to his teammates ...

Alumni Spotlight: Bruce Covernton

November 3, 2017 | Stampeders.com Staff
Even before setting foot in the home locker room at McMahon Stadium, Bruce Covernton was the answer to a Stampeders trivia question. “I think I was Wally Buono’s first-ever draft pick,” notes ...

Alumni Spotlight: Randy Chevrier

October 20, 2017 | Stampeders.com Staff
A position with the Calgary Fire Department is just the latest vocational pursuit for Randy Chevrier. During his 15-year professional football career – including 11 seasons with the Stampeders – ...

Alumni Spotlight: Scott Coe

September 29, 2017 | Stampeders.com Staff
In the literal sense of the term, Scott Coe was one of most colourful characters in Stampeders history. During his time in Calgary, one of the ongoing challenges was guessing what hue of the ...

Alumni Spotlight: J.T. Hay

September 16, 2017 | Stampeders.com Staff
J.T. Hay was one of the most accomplished kickers of his era, putting together an 11-year career in the CFL including a decade (1979-88) with the Calgary Stampeders. As a youngster in Lochiel, an ...

Alumni Spotlight: Tony Spoletini, Tom Spoletini and Mike Palumbo

September 4, 2017 | Stampeders.com Staff
Family and food. Food and family. These two elements have forever been exquisitely embroidered in the fabric of Italian culture. From casual get-togethers to large holiday banquets, food ...

Flutie’s arrival was perfect storm

July 27, 2017 | George Johnson
Twenty-five years drift away in the blink of an eye as Doug Flutie thinks back on Nov. 29, 1992. “I’ve never been what you’d call great at celebrating, at enjoying the moment, you know?’’ the man ...

Alumni Spotlight: Tom Forzani

July 22, 2017 | Stampeders.com Staff
Former Stampeder receiver Tom Forzani is this week’s Home Heroes’ presented by Reliance Home Comfort. He will be signing autographs in the Fan Zone from 5 – 6 p.m. on the east side of ...

Alumni Spotlight: Jackie Kellogg

June 28, 2017 | Stampeders.com Staff
Former Stampeder defensive back Jackie Kellogg is this week’s Home Heroes’ presented by Reliance Home Comfort. He will be signing autographs in the Fan Zone from 5 – 6 p.m. on the east side ...

For Canadians, Sugarfoot was easily relatable

June 27, 2017 | Chris O'Leary
The football years — six of them in Calgary — were great in their own right, but four months after his death, Ezzrett ‘Sugarfoot’ Anderson’s legacy is built on the impact he made on his adopted ...

Higgins part of super staff in ’92

May 18, 2017 | Stampeders.com Staff
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Stampeders’ 1992 Grey Cup championship, so we’re looking back at the squad that snapped the Stamps’ 21-year title drought and the cast of characters ...

Knox started CFL career with a bang

May 11, 2017 | Stampeders.com Staff
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Stampeders’ 1992 Grey Cup championship, so we’re looking back at the squad that snapped the Stamps’ 21-year title drought and the cast of characters ...

D-day was special for J.P.

May 4, 2017 | Stampeders.com Staff
Justin Phillips’ draft year, from a technological standpoint, was a very different time. It was 2007 and Instagram and Snapchat didn’t yet exist. Twitter was in its infancy. And BlackBerry still ...

Jabari Arthur named Dinos receivers coach

April 28, 2017 | Stampeders.com Staff
The University of Calgary Dinos announced today that former Calgary Stampeder Jabari Arthur has been named receivers coach for the 2017 Canada West football season. Arthur made his debut at ...

Greg went out in style

April 27, 2017 | Stampeders.com Staff
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Stampeders’ 1992 Grey Cup championship, so we’re looking back at the squad that snapped the Stamps’ 21-year title drought and the cast of characters ...
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