by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Mar 22, 2018 | Hall of Fame News
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...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Mar 22, 2018 | Hall of Fame News
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...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Mar 21, 2018 | Hall of Fame News
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...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Sep 14, 2017 | Hall of Fame News
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...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Sep 14, 2017 | Hall of Fame News
The Ticats video team is straight fire and we’ve seen them do this before… This time they’ve taken their 8-Bit animation skills and applied it to the Hall of Fame class that will be inducted on Thursday at Tim Horton’s Field. There are a must watch: With pro...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Sep 13, 2017 | Hall of Fame News
It starts with one tell-all picture. Mike O’Shea, the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, is walking down a corridor at Tim Horton’s Field in Hamilton. Four, maybe five very full-looking duffel bags are draped over his shoulders, the team’s trademark W stamped on...
