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O’Leary: From prodigy punter to hall of famer, Ilesic fulfills dream

O’Leary: From prodigy punter to hall of famer, Ilesic fulfills dream

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...

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CFHOF will be re-imagined at new Tim Hortons Field club level

CFHOF will be re-imagined at new Tim Hortons Field club level

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...

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Call to the Hall: 2018 Hall of Fame class unveiled in Winnipeg

Call to the Hall: 2018 Hall of Fame class unveiled in Winnipeg

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...

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HOF Profile: Calvillo was the ultimate underdog story

HOF Profile: Calvillo was the ultimate underdog story

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,...

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Ticats Drop Awesome 8-Bit Videos For Hall of Fame Class

Ticats Drop Awesome 8-Bit Videos For Hall of Fame Class

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...

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HOF Profile: Mike O’Shea is the ‘ultimate teammate’

HOF Profile: Mike O’Shea is the ‘ultimate teammate’

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...

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HOF Profile: Simon spoke on the field and off

HOF Profile: Simon spoke on the field and off

Sep 12, 2017 | Hall of Fame News

Travis Lulay remembers each loss and the increasingly deep hole that he and the BC Lions were falling into in the opening weeks of the 2011 season. There was a four-point loss to Montreal in Week 1;...

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HOF Profile: Stan Schwartz a true team player

HOF Profile: Stan Schwartz a true team player

Sep 12, 2017 | Hall of Fame News

It was a lesson that Stan Schwartz learned early in his tenure as coach and executive with the Calgary Stampeders. “I learned from Tony Anselmo, who’s in the Hall of Fame (builder, 2009) that this...

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HOF Profile: Towriss thrived in university football

HOF Profile: Towriss thrived in university football

Sep 12, 2017 | Hall of Fame News

Brian Towriss answered his phone on a sunny, mid-August day doing the same thing he’s done for the last 34 years. This time, the former head coach of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies was...

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HOF Profile: Anderson modestly rushing into the HOF

HOF Profile: Anderson modestly rushing into the HOF

Sep 11, 2017 | Hall of Fame News

Kelvin Anderson remembers his first days with the Calgary Stampeders, back in the spring of 1996. He remembers walking into an impressive huddle, a rookie from South Bend, Indiana, that played his...

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Star-studded Hall of Fame class ready to take a bow

Star-studded Hall of Fame class ready to take a bow

Sep 7, 2017 | CFL, Hall of Fame News

Geroy Simon is the CFL’s all-time receiving yardage leader, but he has one more reception to make next week, one he never imagined. Simon is among the star-studded class to be honoured at the 2017...

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Canadian Football Hall Of Fame Induction At Tim Horton’s Field

Aug 28, 2017 | Hall of Fame News

On Thursday, September 14, 2017, the Canadian Football Hall of Fame will be hosting a celebration at Tim Horton’s Field as they formally induct this year’s Class. Meet and greet with current Hall of...

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