Calgary Stampeders
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| Founded | 1935 |
| Based in | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Home field | McMahon Stadium |
| League | Canadian Football League |
| Division | West Division |
| Colours | Red, white and black |
| Nickname(s) | Stamps, Horsemen |
| Head coach | John Hufnagel |
| General manager | John Hufnagel |
| Owner(s) | John Forzani, Ted Hellard, Doug Mitchell |
| Grey Cup wins | 1948, 1971, 1992 1998, 2001 |
| Mascot(s) | Ralph the Dog and Quick Six the Touchdown Horse |
| Website | www.stampeders.com |
The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium. They have won the league's Grey Cup championship five times, most recently in 2001.
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[edit] Team facts
- Formerly known as: Bronks 1935 to 1944
- Helmet design: red background with a white, running horse
- Uniform colours: Red, Black and White.
- Stadiums: Mewata Stadium (1939-1959), McMahon Stadium (1960-present)
- Western regular season championship: 15 — 1937, 1938, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000
- Northern regular season championship: 1 — 1995
- Grey Cup final appearances: 11 — 1948 (won), 1949 (lost), 1968 (lost), 1970 (lost), 1971 (won), 1991 (lost), 1992 (won), 1995 (lost), 1998 (won), 1999 (lost), 2001 (won)
[edit] Grey Cup Victories
| Year | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Title | Location |
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| 1948 | Calgary Stampeders | 12-7 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 36th Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1971 | Calgary Stampeders | 14-11 | Toronto Argonauts | 59th Grey Cup | Empire Stadium, Vancouver |
| 1992 | Calgary Stampeders | 24-10 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 80th Grey Cup | SkyDome, Toronto |
| 1998 | Calgary Stampeders | 26-24 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 86th Grey Cup | Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg |
| 2001 | Calgary Stampeders | 27-19 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 89th Grey Cup | Olympic Stadium, Montreal |
- Main Rivals: Edmonton Eskimos and Saskatchewan Roughriders
- 2007 Regular Season Record: 8 wins, 10 losses, 0 ties.
[edit] Franchise History
The first time Calgary took the field in Canadian football was in 1891 when they faced Edmonton in an home and away series. The following years saw the formation of several Calgary-based football teams starting with the Calgary Tigers of the Alberta Rugby Football Union in 1908. This would be followed by the likes of Canucks, the 50th Battalion, Altomahs, Tigers for the second time and later the Bronks.
The Stampeders were officially born on September 29, 1945. In their very first game played on October 22 at Mewata Stadium they beat the Regina Roughriders 12-0 before 4,000 fans in attendance. It would be a taste of success to come that decade under the direction of head coach Les Lear and talented stars such as Woody Strode, Paul Rowe, Keith Spaith, Dave Berry, Normie Kwong and Ezzert "Sugarfoot" Anderson.
1948 would perhaps the greatest season for the Stamps to date, they became the first, and only CFL team as of 2007, to go the whole regular season undefeated with a record of 12-0 that was capped with a Grey Cup victory over the Ottawa Rough Riders at Toronto's Varsity Stadium. It was also that same Grey Cup that Calgary fans brought pageantry to the game and made it into a national celebration, featuring pancake breakfasts on the steps of City Hall, starting the famous Grey Cup parade and even riding horses in the lobby of the Royal York Hotel.
They would return to the Grey Cup the following year (1949), with a sterling 13-1 record but lost to the Montreal Alouettes 28-15 in the title game. It would be 19 years until Calgary once again reached the Grey Cup again, losing 24-21 to Ottawa in the '68 final and not until 1971 when they would be crowned champions, defeating the Toronto Argonauts 14-11.
The Stampeders nearly folded after the 1985 season marked by declining attendance, financial woes and poor 3-13 record. However, a successful Save Our Stamps campaign resulted in season ticket sales of 22,400, additional funds and stability that translated to improved on-field play which laid the groundwork to Grey Cup berths in 1991 and 1992 when they won the title over Winnipeg.
The decade of the 1990s were very successful for the Stamps, led by quarterbacks Doug Flutie and later Jeff Garcia and Dave Dickenson throwing to receivers Allen Pitts, Terry Vaughn and Dave Sapunjis, and a rock steady defence led by Western All Stars Alondra Johnson, Stu Laird and Will Johnson. They would reach the Grey Cup final three more times, losing in 1995 and 1999 and winning in 1998.
After winning their fifth Grey Cup in 2001, Calgary went into a brief period of decline until 2005 when they emerged as playoff contenders again, led by Henry Burris at quarterback and Joffrey Reynolds at running back.
[edit] Players of Note
[edit] Retired numbers
| 5 | Harry Hood | 10 | Willie Burden | 13 | Mark McLoughlin | 18 | Allen Pitts |
| 22 | Tom Forzani | 55 | Wayne Harris | 67 | Jamie Crysdale | 75 | Stu Laird |
[edit] Canadian Football Hall of Famers
- Willie Burden
- Dean Griffing
- Wayne Harris
- Herman Harrison
- John Helton
- Jerry Keeling
- Earl "The Earthquake" Lunsford
- Don Luzzi
- Tony Pajaczkowski
- Allen Pitts
- Rocco Romano
- Paul Rowe
- Harvey Wylie
[edit] Current roster
[edit] Typical formation on offence
| LT Left Tackle | LG Left Guard | C Centre | RG Right Guard | RT Right Tackle | ||||
53  Jermese Jones62  Jesse Newman |
50 Godfrey Ellis 58 Antonio Hall |
68 Rob Lazeo 65 Ben Archibald |
52 Derek Armstrong 67 Dimitri Tsoumpas |
64 Jeff Pilon 63 Nello Faulk |
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| WR Wide Receiver | SB Slotback | WR Wide Receiver | ||||||
| 85 Ken-Yon Rambo 86 Tyrone Calico |
82 Nik Lewis 84 Nate Curry |
11 Brett Ralph 3  Ryan Thelwell |
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| QB Quarterback | SB Slotback | |||||||
| 1 Henry Burris 15 Dave Dickenson7 Ben Sankey15 Barrick Nealy |
80 Jeremaine Copeland 79 James Banks |
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| HB Halfback | FB Fullback | |||||||
| 21 Joffrey Reynolds 24 Ken Simonton9 Jon Cornish |
26 Rob Coté 49 Jonathan Lapointe |style="background-color:#339966" valign="bottom" | |
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[edit] Typical formation on defence
| DE Defensive End | DT Defensive Tackle | DT Defensive Tackle | DE Defensive End | |||||
| 44 Justin Phillips 71 LeMarcus Rowell |
96 Miguel Robede 76 Randy Chevrier |
94 Marcus Parker 97 Eddie Freeman |
93 Terrence Patrick 34 Funtaine Hunter |
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| LB Linebacker | LB Linebacker | LB Linebacker | ||||||
| 33 Trey Young 2 JoJuan Armour |
43 Saleem Rasheed 47 Neil Ternovatsky |
23 Shannon James 37 Marc Calixte |
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| CB Cornerback | CB Cornerback | |||||||
| 32 Crance Clemons 88 Markus Howell |
27 Brandon Browner 36 Willie Byrd |
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| DH Defensive Halfback | DH Defensive Halfback | |||||||
| 4 Julian Battle 35 Chijioke Onyenegecha |
40 Dwight Anderson 19 Calvin Bannister |
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| S Safety | ||||||||
| 31 Wes Lysack 41 Sean Manning |
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[edit] Special teams players
| K Placekicker | P Punter | KR Kick Returner | ||||||
| 12 Sandro DeAngelis |
16 Burke Dales |
88 Markus Howell |
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- 1 Henry Burris quarterback
- 2 JoJuan Armour linebacker
- 3 Ryan Thelwell wide receiver
- 4 Julian Battle defensive back
- 6 Matt Grottegoed linebacker
- 7 Ben Sankey quarterback
- 8 Richard Karikari defensive back
- 9 Jon Cornish running back
- 11 Brett Ralph wide receiver
- 12 Sandro DeAngelis kicker
- 14 Milton Collins defensive back
- 15 Dave Dickenson quarterback
- 16 Burke Dales punter
- 17 Barrick Nealy quarterback
- 19 Calvin Bannister defensive back
- 21 Joffrey Reynolds running back
- 23 Shannon James linebacker
- 24 Ken Simonton running back
- 25 Brandon Stewart defensive back
- 26 Rob Cote fullback
- 27 Brandon Browner defensive back
- 29 Dwaine Carpenter linebacker
- 30 Brandon Smith defensive back
- 31 Wes Lysack safety
- 32 Crance Clemons defensive back
- 33 Trey Young linebacker
- 34 Funtaine Hunter defensive lineman
- 35 Chijioke Onyenegecha defensive back
- 36 Willie Byrd defensive back
- 37 Marc Calixte linebacker
- 41 Sean Manning defensive back
- 42 Mike Labinjo defensive lineman
- 43 Saleem Rasheed linebacker
- 44 Justin Phillips defensive lineman
- 46 Demetris Summers running back
- 47 Neil Ternovatsky linebacker
- 48 Juwan Simpson linebacker
- 49 Jonathan Lapointe running back
- 53 Jermese Jones offensive lineman
- 58 Antonio Hall offensive lineman
- 60 Derek Armstrong guard
- 61 Godfrey Ellis offensive lineman
- 62 Jesse Newman offensive lineman
- 64 Jeff Pilon offensive lineman
- 65 Ben Archibald offensive lineman
- 66 Tim O'Neill offensive lineman
- 67 Dimitri Tsoumpas offensive lineman
- 68 Rob Lazeo offensive lineman
- 69 Fabio Filice offensive lineman
- 71 LeMarcus Rowell defensive lineman
- 74 Howard Hodges defensive lineman
- 76 Randy Chevrier defensive tackle
- 79 James Banks wide receiver
- 80 Jeremaine Copeland wide receiver
- 81 Greg Hetherington wide receiver
- 82 Nikolas Lewis wide receiver
- 83 Eddie Montgomery wide receiver
- 84 Nate Curry wide receiver
- 85 Ken-Yon Rambo wide receiver
- 88 Markus Howell defensive back
- 89 Reggie Williams wide receiver
- 90 Hakeem Kashama defensive lineman
- 91 Pat MacDonald defensive lineman
- 93 Terrence Patrick defensive end
- 94 Marcus Parker defensive lineman
- 96 Miguel Robede defensive tackle
- 97 Eddie Freeman defensive lineman
[edit] Not to be forgotten
- Danny Barrett
- Johnny Bright
- Fred Childress
- Lovell Coleman
- Marvin Coleman
- Vince Danielsen
- Eagle Day
- Dave Dickenson
- Terry Evanshen
- Joe Fleming
- Doug Flutie
- Jeff Garcia
- Darryl Hall
- Larry Hartshorn
- Alondra Johnson
- Will Johnson
- Normie Kwong
- Peter Liske
- Dave Sapunjis
- Pee Wee Smith
- Junior Thurman
- Lou Zivkovich
[edit] See also
- List of fan-owned sports teams
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame
- Canadian football
- Comparison of Canadian and American football
- List of CFL seasons
- Perfect Season
[edit] External links
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