by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
Beginning in 1927, his career spanned 47 years at the Ottawa Journal, 35 years as sports director. His keen interest in football earned him the honour of being on the selection committee for the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and Museum for 18 years. He was presented...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
“Football is the only sport”. Gorde Hunter said when he retired in 1970 after covering more than 500 consecutive Canadian Football League games, joining the Winnipeg Tribune in 1947 he covered the Blue Bombers for 6 years. In 1953, he became sports editor of the...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
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...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
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...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
Since 1945 when he reported the birth of the new football club in the Calgary Herald, Eric has lived, died, cried, lied, and revived the Calgary Stampeders. A radio commentator for 20 years in Edmonton, BC, and Calgary, he also coached high school and junior teams. He...
