by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Mar 14, 2023
Hooper was an institution at CHML radio in Hamilton, where he began working as a broadcaster in 1961 before advancing to program director and vice-president. In 1984 he became the station’s play-by-play voice for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. After a five-year break,...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Feb 27, 2020
In Tucker’s career he covered all the CFLʼs West franchises, starting with the Winnipeg Tribune in 1966 as a backup writer on the Blue Bombers beat. He joined Canadian Press in New Westminster in 1971 to follow the Lions, moved to the Saskatoon StarPhoenix in 1975 to...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Feb 27, 2020
For more than 40 years, Steve Simmons has covered football and other sports for three Canadian newspapers. In 1980, he was hired by the brand new Calgary Sun to cover the Stampeders, his first big-time beat at the age of 23. He began writing a column for the Calgary...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Jan 18, 2019
Paul Graham has spent his lengthy television career — including roles with all of Canada’s major networks — closely related to the world of sports. And he’s got the awards to prove it: the Hugh Campbell Distinguished Leadership Award, a Canadian Screen Award, a CANPRO...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Nov 28, 2017
Born and raised in Ottawa, Ernest (Ernie) George Calcutt was known as the voice of the Ottawa Rough Riders from the early 1960s until his death in 1984. He covered the Ottawa Rough Riders’ golden years, which saw the team compete in six Grey Cups, winning four....
