by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
Winnipeg born, he worked at the Winnipeg Tribune from 1946 to 1980, the last 21 years as its sports editor. As its football writer for 27 years, and one of the strongest supporters of the Canadian Football League, he covered 700 Winnipeg Blue Bombers games and every...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
Bob Hughes, who was born in Regina, wrote sports for the Leader-Post, Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, and the Calgary Albertan, in that order from 1962 until 1972, whereupon he returned to the Leader-Post and was named sports editor a year later. The Saskatchewan Roughriders...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
Don Wittman was born in Herbert, Saskatchewan. He started in News at CFQC, Saskatoon, at the age of 18. He joined CBC Sports in 1961. He has covered just about everything for the Network, including 36 Grey Cup games, he and Ron Lancaster were considered one of the...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
Bryan Hall, the man they call “Huggy Bear” is the consummate play-by-play broadcaster. He was the voice of the Edmonton Eskimos for 40 seasons. Hall also dabbled in broadcasting of hockey games and also called the thoroughbreds at Northlands. Hall has been called the...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
Ottawa’s gift to broadcasting, Pat Marsden began his radio career in Blind River, Ontario in 1958. He returned to Ottawa two years later and did the play-by-play of the Ottawa Rough Riders during the “Golden Era” watching future Hall of Fame members’ Russ Jackson, Ron...
