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The '''35th [[Grey Cup]]''' was played on November 29, 1947, before 18,885 fans at [[Varsity Stadium]] at [[Toronto]].<ref>[http://globalnews.ca/news/2417928/winnipeg-blue-bombers-surprise-ex-player-after-learning-hed-suffered-a-heart-attack/?iframe=true&theme_preview=true "Winnipeg Blue Bombers surprise ex-player after learning he’d suffered a heart attack"]. ''Global News'', December 23, 2015 By Elton Hobson</ref> |
The '''35th [[Grey Cup]]''' was played on November 29, 1947, before 18,885 fans at [[Varsity Stadium]] at [[Toronto]].<ref>[http://globalnews.ca/news/2417928/winnipeg-blue-bombers-surprise-ex-player-after-learning-hed-suffered-a-heart-attack/?iframe=true&theme_preview=true "Winnipeg Blue Bombers surprise ex-player after learning he’d suffered a heart attack"]. ''Global News'', December 23, 2015 By Elton Hobson</ref> |
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This was the last Grey Cup to be won by a team with all Canadian players.<ref>[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/grey-cup-quiz-answers-explained/article5637345/ "Grey Cup quiz answers explained"]. ''The Globe and Mail'', Nov. 24, 2012</ref> |
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The [[Toronto Argonauts]] defeated the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] '''10 to 9'''. This was the third year in a row that these two teams had met each other for the final game of the season.<ref name=CBC /> The game had one of the most exciting finishes in [[Grey Cup]] history. Winnipeg had jumped out to a 9 to 0 lead but found the game tied in the last minute. Blue Bomber's all-star [[Bob Sandberg]], who had scored his team's only touchdown, tried to fake a kick, but the ruse didn't work. Argo's star [[Joe Krol]] scored a final rouge to snatch the victory. The Argonauts were presented with the Grey Cup, which had survived a fire that year when the Toronto Argonauts Rowing Club building had burned down.<ref name=CBC /> |
The [[Toronto Argonauts]] defeated the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] '''10 to 9'''. This was the third year in a row that these two teams had met each other for the final game of the season.<ref name=CBC /> The game had one of the most exciting finishes in [[Grey Cup]] history. Winnipeg had jumped out to a 9 to 0 lead but found the game tied in the last minute. Blue Bomber's all-star [[Bob Sandberg]], who had scored his team's only touchdown, tried to fake a kick, but the ruse didn't work. Argo's star [[Joe Krol]] scored a final rouge to snatch the victory. The Argonauts were presented with the Grey Cup, which had survived a fire that year when the Toronto Argonauts Rowing Club building had burned down.<ref name=CBC /> |
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The 35th Grey Cup was played on November 29, 1947, before 18,885 fans at Varsity Stadium at Toronto.[1]
This was the last Grey Cup to be won by a team with all Canadian players.[2]
The Toronto Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 10 to 9. This was the third year in a row that these two teams had met each other for the final game of the season.[3] The game had one of the most exciting finishes in Grey Cup history. Winnipeg had jumped out to a 9 to 0 lead but found the game tied in the last minute. Blue Bomber's all-star Bob Sandberg, who had scored his team's only touchdown, tried to fake a kick, but the ruse didn't work. Argo's star Joe Krol scored a final rouge to snatch the victory. The Argonauts were presented with the Grey Cup, which had survived a fire that year when the Toronto Argonauts Rowing Club building had burned down.[3]
References
- ^ "Winnipeg Blue Bombers surprise ex-player after learning he’d suffered a heart attack". Global News, December 23, 2015 By Elton Hobson
- ^ "Grey Cup quiz answers explained". The Globe and Mail, Nov. 24, 2012
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
CBCwas invoked but never defined (see the help page).
External links
- "Grey Cup: 1947". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2010-08-23.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - "The Grey Cup 1909-2009" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-02.
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