Tour Canadian Football HoF via Virtual Museum of Canada
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 2:57 pm
Have you been to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame museum in Hamilton yet? If not, you can check out the museum virtually courtesy of the Virtual Museum of Canada which provides virtual exhibits of all of Canada's museums: http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/
And the Canadian Football Hall of Fame is certainly included:
http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.c ... hibit_home
In light of the recent discussions about Canadian University football, then some of the pictures in the gallery will be appealing to you as it contains several pictures related to CIS/CIAU and the Vanier Cup in addition to old CFL and Grey Cup pics.
I'll comment on pictures that caught my eye.
A 1913 picture showing the Yates Cup won by McGill
1912 Grey Cup (4th) at the Hamilton AAA Grounds
1923 Grey Cup winners - Queen's University
The very first Grey Cup winners in 1909 - University of Toronto Varsity Blues
The 1950 Mud Bowl
The 1962 Fog Bowl
Since a few of you are UBC alumni, are any guys in the 1928 picture your great-grandfather?
And are you proud the boys for winning the Vanier Cup in 1997?
Not the first time I've seen a picture of the 1964 Grey Cup winning BC Lions, but the first time I've seen two members who were superimposed into the team picture.
http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.c ... x=00000785
Obviously you've seen the locker room presentation celebration after the 1994 Grey Cup win, but I've never seen this particular picture and I cannot pinpoint who the players are.
Can you name the five players from left to right?
Hugo Ross trophy, which is presented to the winner of the WIFU from 1911 to 1948
I've always been trying to find a picture of the first trophy that was awarded to the winners from the west. Finally!
Since the Lions entered the league in 1954, they never had the opportunity to win this trophy.
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And now.....saving the best for last on what you can say and what you probably know is the most obsessed trophy that I always try to find and post.
The N.J. "Piffles" Taylor trophy, awarded to the west division champions from 1948 to 2003
The Lions won this trophy seven times before it was retired.
But with all due respect to this trophy, after looking very carefully at the base of the trophy, I can understand why it was retired eventually.
The reason is because the inscription is simply inaccurate!
WESTERN INTER-PROVINCIAL RUGBY UNION CHAMPIONSHIP
So according to my avatar, aside from all the trophies and awards that he has already won as a football player, Damon Allen is also a rugby champion.
And the Canadian Football Hall of Fame is certainly included:
http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.c ... hibit_home
In light of the recent discussions about Canadian University football, then some of the pictures in the gallery will be appealing to you as it contains several pictures related to CIS/CIAU and the Vanier Cup in addition to old CFL and Grey Cup pics.
I'll comment on pictures that caught my eye.
A 1913 picture showing the Yates Cup won by McGill
1912 Grey Cup (4th) at the Hamilton AAA Grounds
1923 Grey Cup winners - Queen's University
The very first Grey Cup winners in 1909 - University of Toronto Varsity Blues
The 1950 Mud Bowl
The 1962 Fog Bowl
Since a few of you are UBC alumni, are any guys in the 1928 picture your great-grandfather?
And are you proud the boys for winning the Vanier Cup in 1997?
Not the first time I've seen a picture of the 1964 Grey Cup winning BC Lions, but the first time I've seen two members who were superimposed into the team picture.
http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.c ... x=00000785
Obviously you've seen the locker room presentation celebration after the 1994 Grey Cup win, but I've never seen this particular picture and I cannot pinpoint who the players are.
Can you name the five players from left to right?
Hugo Ross trophy, which is presented to the winner of the WIFU from 1911 to 1948
I've always been trying to find a picture of the first trophy that was awarded to the winners from the west. Finally!
Since the Lions entered the league in 1954, they never had the opportunity to win this trophy.
---------------------------
And now.....saving the best for last on what you can say and what you probably know is the most obsessed trophy that I always try to find and post.
The N.J. "Piffles" Taylor trophy, awarded to the west division champions from 1948 to 2003
The Lions won this trophy seven times before it was retired.
But with all due respect to this trophy, after looking very carefully at the base of the trophy, I can understand why it was retired eventually.
The reason is because the inscription is simply inaccurate!
WESTERN INTER-PROVINCIAL RUGBY UNION CHAMPIONSHIP
So according to my avatar, aside from all the trophies and awards that he has already won as a football player, Damon Allen is also a rugby champion.