Tom “Scotty” Melville spent 38 years with the Regina Leader-Post, 15 of those years as sports editor. He covered the Roughriders in Saskatchewan where he played a large role in laying the ground work for Taylor Field. He was an unpaid consultant for the Roughrider...
Born in Elrose, Saskatchewan, Bill Stephenson started his radio sportscasting career in Port Alberni, BC. Five years later he became the voice of the BC Lions. In 1960, Bill joined CFRB in Toronto where he covered the Toronto Argonauts for 12 years. In 1974, he became...
Born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Ernie Afaganis, also known as “The Greek”, started covering the Edmonton Eskimos for private radio in 1953. He moved to CBC-TV in 1963 and until 1980 was the network’s host for their Western league and play-off games. Afaganis handled a...
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, George Kent produced western football for CBC-TV from 1958 to 1969. The first western telecast came from Mewata Stadium in Calgary which pitted the Calgary Stampeders against the BC Lions on August 18, 1958. Kent introduced the telestrator...
Ralph Sazio played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1950 to 1953. In 1950 he was elected to the Eastern All-Star Team as a tackle. In 1963 he became head coach for the team. Sazio led the Tiger-Cats to 49 wins, 20 losses and 1 tie, for a 70.7 winning percentage. Sazio...
