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The Grey Cup (in French: Coupe Grey) is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. The Montreal Alouettes ( French: les Alouettes de Montréal) are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec. Anthony Calvillo (born August 23, 1972 in Los Angeles California) is a Canadian Football League Quarterback, currently playing for Festivities A giant parade on the day before the Grey Cup wound through downtown Vancouver with Pamela Anderson at the lead The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton Alberta. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 4 million. [1][2]
Much like the Stanley Cup used in the National Hockey League, the Grey Cup is reused every year. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America This varies from other professional sports leagues, which make a new (but identical) trophy every season for the new champion. Like the Stanley Cup, the Grey Cup has the team's name and players, coaches, & other staff members engraved every year onto the Cup.
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History
In 1909, the Grey Cup was donated by the then Governor General of Canada, Earl Grey, to recognize the top amateur rugby football team in Canada. Baseball World Series - Pittsburgh Pirates defeat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3 Boxing June 19 The Governor General of Canada ( French: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative Albert Henry George Grey 4th Earl Grey, GCMG, GCVO, PC (28 November 1851 &ndash 29 August 1917 was a British nobleman who was Governor Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page By this time Canadian football had become markedly different from the rugby football from which it developed. In accordance with the Manual of Style (see) Canadian English is used throughout this article (see Canadian_English#Spelling) Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School Over time, the Grey Cup became the property of the Canadian Football League as it evolved into a professional football league. Amateur teams ceased competing for the Cup by 1954; since 1965, the top amateur teams, playing in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), have competed for the Vanier Cup. The 1954 season of Canadian football is widely considered to be the first season of the Modern era of Canadian football although the Canadian Football Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS is the national Governing body of University sport in Canada, comprised of the majority of degree granting universities The Vanier Cup (in Coupe Vanier is the name of the championship of Canadian Interuniversity Sport football and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team
The Grey Cup has long served as an unofficial Canadian fall festival generating a large amount of national media coverage, celebration and fan interest from coast to coast. Many fans travel from across the country to partake in the week of festivities that lead up to the game. Historians date the carnival-like activities associated with the game back to 1948, when fans of the Calgary Stampeders dressed in western gear, square danced, flipped flapjacks, partied in the streets of Toronto and rode a horse through the lobby of the posh Royal York Hotel. The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta.
With the addition of American-based teams beginning in 1993, the possibility of the Grey Cup being hoisted by a team south of the 49th parallel loomed large. In 1994 the Baltimore CFLs (as they were referred to then because of an injunction issued on the behalf of the NFL to prevent this team from using the COLTS name) played in the Grey Cup in Vancouver against the home B. C. Lions. A late fumble on the goal line by Baltimore quarterback Tracy Ham gave the B. C. Lions a chance and Lui Passaglia connected on a game-winning FG as time expired, driving the sellout crowd at BC Place into a nationalist frenzy. This patriotic nationalism would be tested further in 1995 when the Baltimore Stallions returned to the Grey Cup against the favoured Calgary Stampeders led by Doug Flutie. Douglas Richard Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is a retired American football and Canadian football Quarterback. Baltimore won the game 37-20 and took the Grey Cup south for a bittersweet parade as Art Modell, owner of the NFL Cleveland Browns, announced his move to Baltimore for the 1996 season only one week before the Grey Cup. Arthur B Modell (born June 23, 1925, Brooklyn, New York) is a former National Football League team owner The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. After the 1995 season, American-based teams, many of whom were running into financial problems, folded. Only Baltimore remained and they relocated to Montreal.
The Grey Cup has been broken several times. The trophy was broken in 1978 when Tom Wilkinson and Danny Kepley dropped it, and in 1987 when a celebrating Edmonton Eskimos player sat on it. Daniel "Danny" Kepley, (born August 24, 1953 in Albermarle, North Carolina) is a former star Linebacker with the Edmonton The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton Alberta. It was again broken in 1993 when it was head-butted by Edmonton's Blake Dermott. Blake Dermott (born September 10, 1961 in Edmonton Alberta) is a former professional Canadian football Offensive lineman who played During the victory celebration immediately following the 94th Grey Cup game in 2006, the winning BC Lions accidentally broke the cup from its base, which contains the engraved names of the players on each years' winning team. Grey Cup Festivities The Grey Cup Festival consisted of four nights of entertainment at the Winnipeg Convention Centre, special events at the brand-new Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was repaired the following Monday. [3] Other notable events include a 1947 fire which almost destroyed the trophy and a 1969 theft in which the trophy was held for ransom. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
In November 2006, the CFL confirmed that they were entertaining offers from corporate partners for the naming rights of the Grey Cup. Naming rights are the right to name a piece of Property, either tangible property or an event usually granted in exchange for financial considerations [4] Though the naming rights would apply to the Grey Cup championship game and not the trophy itself, many objected to the idea, claiming that the league should not compromise a national historic treasure for short-term profit. [5]
Broadcasting
First broadcast on the CBC in 1952, for many years the Grey Cup has been the largest television event in Canada, regularly drawing a combined Canadian viewing audience in excess of 4 million on the CBC (over-the-air, in English) and RDS (cable, in French). Canadian Football News in 1952 The Canadian Rugby Union received television revenue for the first time when it was paid $7500 by CBC for the rights to televise the Réseau des sports (commonly known as RDS) is a Canadian French language Cable television Specialty channel showing Sports [1] Starting in 2008, cable network TSN will be the exclusive provider of the Grey Cup for English viewers while RDS will remain the provider for the French broadcast. The Sports Network (commonly known as TSN) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel and is Canada's leading
From 1962 through 1986, CBC and CTV simulcast the Grey Cup. The 1962 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 9th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 5th Canadian Football League The 1986 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 33rd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 29th Canadian Football CTV is a Canadian English language Television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network the main television asset of CTVglobemedia Simulcast is a Portmanteau of " simul taneous broad' cast' " and refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one In 1962, 1965, 1967, 1968 and 1970, CTV commentators were used for the dual network telecast, while in 1963, 1964, 1966 and 1969, CBC announcers were provided. The 50th Grey Cup, also known as the Fog Bowl, was the 1962 Grey Cup Canadian Football League championship game played between the Winnipeg The 53rd Grey Cup, also known as the Wind Bowl, was hosted at CNE Stadium in Toronto Ontario on November 27, 1965. The 55th Grey Cup was played between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Saskatchewan Roughriders on December 2, 1967, at Lansdowne 56th Grey Cup was played November 30 1968 and the Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Calgary Stampeders 24 to 21 before 32655 fans at Toronto The 58th Grey Cup was played on November 28 1970 before 32669 fans at Exhibition Stadium at Toronto. The 51st Grey Cup took place on November 30, 1963. Attendance at Empire Stadium in Vancouver British Columbia was 36545 The 52nd Grey Cup was hosted at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto Ontario on November 28, 1964. The 54th Grey Cup was hosted at Empire Stadium in Vancouver British Columbia on November 26, 1966. 57th Grey Cup, the Canadian Football League 's championship game was played November 30 1969 and the Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Saskatchewan From 1971 through 1986, one network's crew called the first half while the other called the rest of the game. The 59th Grey Cup was played on November 28 1971 before 34404 fans at Vancouver 's Empire Stadium. Game Summary Hamilton Tiger-Cats - (39 TDs Steve Stapler, Jim Rockford, Ron Ingram; FGs Paul Osbaldiston (6 cons After the 1986 season, CTV dropped their coverage of the CFL and the Grey Cup. CFL on CTV was a presentation of Canadian Football League football aired on the CTV Television Network from 1962 to 1986. From 1987 through 1990, the CFL operated its own syndicated network, CFN. The 1987 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 34th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 30th Canadian Football The 1990 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 37th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 33rd Canadian Football CFN had completely separate coverage of the Grey Cup, utilizing its own production and commentators. In the United States, the 1992 and 1993 games were on SportsChannel America, while ESPN2 televised the game from 1994 to 1997. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Game summary Calgary Stampeders (24 - TDs David Sapunjis, Allen Pitts; FGs Mark McLoughlin (3 cons Game Summary Edmonton Eskimos (33 - TDs Lucius Floyd, Jim Sandusky; FGs Sean Fleming (6 cons SportsChannel America was a Cable television network operated by Cablevision. ESPN2 debuted on October 1, 1993, as a sister station of ESPN. Game Summary British Columbia Lions (26 - TDs Charles Gordon, Danny McManus; FGs Lui Passaglia (4 cons Game Summary Toronto Argonauts (47 - TDs Doug Flutie, Adrion Smith, Robert Drummond, Mike "Pinball" Clemons, The current broadcaster of the Grey Cup is the America One television network, and its affiliates including SportsNet New York, Comcast SportsNet and NESN. America One is an over-the-air Television network in the United States. SportsNet New York ( SNY) is a New York City -based sports cable network which airs in the New York metro area and all of New York state, Comcast SportsNet (or CSN) is a group of Regional sports networks The group is primarily owned by the Comcast Cable television company The New England Sports Network, or NESN, is a regional Cable television network that covers the six New England states except Fairfield County Connecticut [6]
Festivities
The Grey Cup game is the centre of a larger week of festivities put on by the host cities, including concerts, gala events, and autograph sessions. Also an important part of the event in the halftime show which in recent years has included major Canadian and international musical acts. halftime show is a performance given between the first and second halves or the 2nd and 3rd quarters of a sporting event
Champions
Halftime performances
| Grey Cup | Musical Act(s) |
|---|---|
| 79th Grey Cup | Luba, Salute To 1992 Winter Olympic Athletes |
| 80th Grey Cup | Céline Dion |
| 81st Grey Cup | Miss Molly |
| 82nd Grey Cup | Tom Cochrane |
| 83rd Grey Cup | Jack Semple |
| 84th Grey Cup | The Nylons |
| 85th Grey Cup | Trooper |
| 86th Grey Cup | Love Inc. |
| 87th Grey Cup | Unknown |
| 88th Grey Cup | The Guess Who |
| 89th Grey Cup | Sass Jordan and Michel Pagliaro |
| 90th Grey Cup | Shania Twain |
| 91st Grey Cup | Bryan Adams and Sam Roberts |
| 92nd Grey Cup | The Tragically Hip |
| 93rd Grey Cup | Black Eyed Peas |
| 94th Grey Cup | Nelly Furtado feat. This is a list of Grey Cup champions. The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL and the name of the trophy awarded to Game Summary Toronto Argonauts (36 - TDs Ed Berry, Darrell K Smith, Raghib "Rocket" Ismail, Paul Masotti; FGs Game summary Calgary Stampeders (24 - TDs David Sapunjis, Allen Pitts; FGs Mark McLoughlin (3 cons Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer Game Summary Edmonton Eskimos (33 - TDs Lucius Floyd, Jim Sandusky; FGs Sean Fleming (6 cons Game Summary British Columbia Lions (26 - TDs Charles Gordon, Danny McManus; FGs Lui Passaglia (4 cons Tom Cochrane, OC (born May 14 1953) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter and Musician, whose story-telling songs have earned him the Game Summary Baltimore Stallions (37 - TDs Chris Wright, Alvin Walton, Tracy Ham; FGs Carlos Huerta (5 cons Jack Semple is a Canadian Blues musician from Regina Saskatchewan. Game Summary Toronto Argonauts (43 - TDs Jimmy Cunningham, Robert Drummond, Doug Flutie, Adrion Smith; FGs Mike Vanderjagt The Nylons are an A cappella group founded in 1979 in Toronto Canada, best known for their covers of The Turtles ' " Happy Together Game Summary Toronto Argonauts (47 - TDs Doug Flutie, Adrion Smith, Robert Drummond, Mike "Pinball" Clemons, Trooper is a Juno Award winning Canadian rock band that developed from a group formed by vocalist Ramon McGuire and guitarist Brian Smith in Game Summary Calgary Stampeders (26 - TDs Jeff Garcia, Kelvin Anderson; FGs Mark McLoughlin (4 cons Love Inc is a Dance music act from Toronto Ontario, Canada. The group was formed by DJ/remixer/producers Game Summary Hamilton Tiger-Cats (32 - TD's Ronald Williams, Darren Flutie (2 FG's Paul Osbaldiston (3 cons Game Summary British Columbia Lions (28 - TD's Damon Allen (2 Robert Drummond; FG's Lui Passaglia (2 cons The Guess Who is a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg Manitoba, that was one of the first to establish a major successful following in their own country Game Summary Calgary Stampeders (27 - TD's Marc Boerigter, Travis Moore, Willie Fells; FG's Mark McLoughlin (2 cons Sarah "Sass" Jordan (born December 23, 1962) is a Canadian, Juno Award winning rock singer/songwriter who grew up Michel Pagliaro (born November 9, 1948 in Montreal) often credited as simply Pagliaro, is a rock Singer, Songwriter Game Summary Montreal Alouettes (25 - TDs Pat Woodcock, Jeremaine Copeland (2 FGs Terry Baker (1 cons Shania Twain ʃəˈnaɪə 'tweɪn OC (born Eilleen Regina Edwards, August 28 1965 is a Canadian Singer and Songwriter in the Game Summary Edmonton Eskimos (34 - TDs Mike Pringle, Jason Tucker (2 Ricky Ray; FGs Sean Fleming (2 cons {Otherpeople|Brian Adams}} Bryan Adams OC, OBC, (born Bryan Guy Adams on November 5, 1959) is a Canadian rock Sam Roberts (born October 2, 1974) is a Juno Award winning Canadian rock Singer-songwriter, whose 2001 debut release The Game Summary Toronto Argonauts (27 - TDs Damon Allen (2 Robert Baker; FGs Noel Prefontaine (2 cons The Tragically Hip is a Canadian rock band from Kingston Ontario, consisting of Gordon Downie (lead vocals and occasional acoustic Festivities A giant parade on the day before the Grey Cup wound through downtown Vancouver with Pamela Anderson at the lead The Black Eyed Peas is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles. Grey Cup Festivities The Grey Cup Festival consisted of four nights of entertainment at the Winnipeg Convention Centre, special events at the brand-new Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2 1978 is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, record producer actor and instrumentalist, who also holds Portuguese Saukrates |
| 95th Grey Cup | Lenny Kravitz |
See also
- Grey Cup Most Valuable Player
- Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian
- List of Canadian Football League seasons
- Grey Cup champions
References
- ^ a b Houston, William (December 20, 2006). Saukrates aka Big Sox (born Amani Wailoo on December 20, 1977 in Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian hip-hop artist Grey Cup Festivities The Grey Cup festivities began with a four-day festival that had over 50 events at several venues in downtown Toronto including the Metro Toronto Convention Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American Singer-songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist, Record The Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player award is awarded annually to the player deemed to have the best performance in the Grey Cup Game the Canadian Football League 's The Dick Suderman Trophy for the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian is awarded annually to the Canadian-born player deemed to have the best performance in the Grey Cup This is a list of Canadian Football League (CFL seasons, including seasons in Canadian football prior to the CFL's founding in 1958. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Cup moves to TSN in new deal. The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail is a Canadian English language nationally distributed Newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities Retrieved on 2007-06-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins
- ^ William Houston (2006-11-20). Minor rise in Grey Cup ratings good for CBC. The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail is a Canadian English language nationally distributed Newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities Retrieved on 2006-12-03. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French
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- ^ Paraskevas, Joe (November 16, 2006). Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. CFL may sell naming rights to Grey Cup. CanWest News Service. Canwest Global Communications Corp () operating under the corporate brand Canwest, is one of Canada 's largest International media companies Retrieved on 2007-06-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins
- ^ Cox, Damien (March 29, 2007). Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. CFL anoints new commish. Toronto Star. The Toronto Star is Canada 's highest-circulation newspaper though its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario. Retrieved on 2007-06-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins
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External links
- CBC Digital Archives – Grey Cup: The Fans and the Fanfare
- 94th Grey Cup Game 2006 in Winnipeg
- 95th Grey Cup Game 2007 in Toronto
- 96th Grey Cup Game 2008 in Montreal
- Canadian Football Resources, includes images of souvenir programmes
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