TORONTO — The Canadian Football League is saddened to learn of the passing of hall of fame defensive lineman James ‘Quick’ Parker. The native of Philadelphia was 60. Parker was inducted into the the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2001 after a dominant 12-year...
He was 17 when the Edmonton Eskimos signed him and just 18 when he made the team, a prodigy punter with a leg that performed like it was 10 years older than the rest of his body. Hank Ilesic, a senior at St. Joe’s High School in 1977, walked into an Esks’ locker room...
HAMILTON — The Canadian Football Hall of Fame and Museum, in conjunction with the Canadian Football League and the City of Hamilton, announced Thursday that the third and final phase of the CFHOF and Museum’s relocation process to Tim Hortons Field will be completed...
WINNIPEG – Scott Flory, the late Tommy Hugo, Hank Ilesic, Brent Johnson and Barron Miles are headed to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as professional players while Frank Cosentino will join them as a builder and Paul Brûlé will be so honoured for his...
Statistically, Anthony Calvillo didn’t have much of a chance. Never mind the odds that any quarterback faces coming into the CFL, first of landing a starting job, then building a 20-year, record-setting Hall of Fame career. Those odds steamroll dozens of young hopeful...
