Apr
Hat’s off to Bonk and Shepherd
Courtesy Winnipeg Free Press: We’re here today to bang the drum for John Bonk and Tom Shepherd, two of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame’s newest inductees… It seems that some media types in The Big Smoke can’t quite figure what these two gentlemen — particularly Bonk, the long-serving Winnipeg Blue Bomber centre — are [...]
Apr
Hufnagel knew Flutie was great
Courtesy Calgary Herald: John Hufnagel didn’t have to wait for Doug Flutie to step onto the football field to get a glimpse of his now-legendary competitiveness. When Flutie signed with the Calgary Stampeders back in 1992, Hufnagel — then the team’s offensive co-ordinator — made the mistake of going toe to toe with his quarterback [...]
Apr
Pinball never felt over looked
Courtesy Winnipeg Free Press: It’s taken nearly eight years, but Mike (Pinball) Clemons can finally call himself a Hall of Famer. Professional football’s most dynamic special-teams star is headed to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. And he’s just one member of a star-studded class of 2008. Former star quarterback Doug Flutie, CFL rushing leader [...]
Apr
Pringle was almost forgotten
Courtesy Montreal Gazette: The year was 1994, and Mike Pringle was well on his way to becoming another one of the many forgotten running backs to have come and gone through the Canadian Football League. Released by Edmonton as a rookie and then traded by Sacramento to Baltimore, he wasn’t starting for the Stallions and [...]
Apr
The best of the best
Courtesy Hamilton Spectator: Diane Clemons admits she likes to kid her husband about his popularity. She has a lot of material to work with. Not only is Michael Clemons one of the most popular players to play in the Canadian Football League, he just became one of the most treasured members of this country’s football [...]
Apr
Bonk finally in limelight
Courtesy The Toronto Star: Twenty-three seasons after calling it a career, John Bonk made it to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame yesterday but, as always, was just a step outside the spotlight. Not that he minded and, for an offensive lineman, what could he have expected? Especially, when the rest of this class of [...]
Apr
CFL Hall of Fame set to induct Pinball and Flutie
Courtesy Toronto Star: In physical stature Mike (Pinball) Clemons and Doug Flutie were two of the smallest players to ever don the double blue uniform of the Argonauts. However, once they stepped on the field, the two were giants. And their huge accomplishments will be recognized with inductions into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. [...]
