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| Date of birth: | April 20, 1930 |
| Place of birth: | Windsor, Ontario |
| Date of death: | November 28, 2007 (aged 77) |
| Place of death: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Career information | |
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| Position(s): | Flying wing/End/RB/DB |
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| 1950-1962 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| CFL East All-Star: | 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 |
| Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1976 | |
Robert L. "Bobby" Simpson (1930–2007) was an all-star Canadian football player for the Ottawa Rough Riders, and is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, where he was elected in 1976. Simpson helped Ottawa to win the 1951 and 1960 Grey Cups. He also represented Canada in basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
He was nominated for the Schenley Most Outstanding Player in 1956, Schenley Most Outstanding Canadian Award three times, and was Most Outstanding Canadian runner-up in 1956.[1]
Over his career with the Rough Riders, Simpson caught 274 passes for 6,034 yards and 65 touchdowns.[1]
He was named to the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame in 1967[2] and the Windsor/Essex County Sports Hall of Fame Museum in 1982[3].
Simpson represented Wellington Ward on Ottawa City Council from 1960 to 1964.[4]
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