Bob Simpson (Canadian football)

For other people of the same name, see Robert Simpson.

Bob Simpson

Date of birth:	(1930-04-20)April 20, 1930
Place of birth:	Windsor, Ontario
Date of death:	November 28, 2007(2007-11-28) (aged 77)
Place of death:	Ottawa, Ontario
Career information
CFL status:	Non-import
Position(s):	Flying wing/TE/RB/DB
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Organizations
As player:
1950-1962	Ottawa Rough Riders
Career highlights and awards
CFL East All-Star:	1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
Awards:	Most Outstanding Canadian runner-up - 1956
Honors:	Grey Cup Champion - 1951 & 1960
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1976

Robert L. "Bobby" Simpson (1930–2007) was an all-star and Grey Cup champion Canadian football player for the Ottawa Rough Riders, and is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, elected in 1976. Simpson helped Ottawa to win the 1951 and 1960 Grey Cups. He also represented Canada in basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

He was Rough riders nominee for the Schenley Most Outstanding Player in 1956, Schenley Most Outstanding Canadian Award three times, and was Most Outstanding Canadian runner-up in 1956.

Over his career with the Rough Riders, Simpson caught 274 passes for 6,034 yards and 65 touchdowns.

He was named to the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame in 1967 and the Windsor/Essex County Sports Hall of Fame Museum in 1982.

Simpson represented Wellington Ward on Ottawa City Council from 1960 to 1964.

Olympic Basketball

He was part of the Canadian basketball team that competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics which was eliminated after the group stage in the 1952 tournament. He played five matches.