56th Grey Cup, the Glossary
The 56th Grey Cup was played November 30, 1968, and the Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Calgary Stampeders 24–21 before 32,655 fans at Toronto's CNE Stadium.[1]
Table of Contents
25 relations: BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, CTV Television Network, Don Sutherin, Edmonton Elks, Exhibition Stadium, Frank Clair, Grey Cup, Grey Cup Most Valuable Player, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Ici Radio-Canada Télé, Jerry Williams (American football), Larry Robinson (Canadian football), Margene Adkins, Montreal Alouettes, Ottawa Rough Riders, Pete Liske, Russ Jackson, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Terry Evanshen, Toronto, Toronto Argonauts, Vic Washington, Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
- 1968 in Canadian football
- 1968 in Canadian television
- 1968 in Toronto
- Calgary Stampeders
- November 1968 sports events in Canada
- Ottawa Rough Riders
BC Lions
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta.
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television.
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CTV Television Network
The CTV Television Network, commonly known as CTV, is a Canadian English-language terrestrial television network.
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Don Sutherin
Don Paul "Suds" Sutherin (February 29, 1936 – January 11, 2022) was a Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League (NFL) defensive back and placekicker.
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Edmonton Elks
The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta.
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Exhibition Stadium
Canadian National Exhibition Stadium (commonly known as Exhibition Stadium or CNE Stadium and nicknamed The Ex) was a multi-purpose stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on the grounds of Exhibition Place.
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Frank Clair
Frank James Clair (May 12, 1917 – April 3, 2005) was an American gridiron football player, coach, and executive.
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Grey Cup
The Grey Cup (Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football.
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Grey Cup Most Valuable Player
The Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is awarded annually since 1959 to the player of the winning team who deemed to have had the best performance in the Grey Cup Game, the Canadian Football League's championship game. 56th Grey Cup and Grey Cup Most Valuable Player are Grey Cup.
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Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Ici Radio-Canada Télé
Ici Radio-Canada Télé (stylized as ICI Radio-Canada Télé, and sometimes abbreviated as Ici Télé) is a Canadian French-language free-to-air television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (known in French as Société Radio-Canada), the national public broadcaster.
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Jerry Ralph Williams (November 1, 1923 – December 31, 1998) was an American football player and coach who served as the head coach of two Canadian Football League (CFL) teams, as well as the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).
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Larry Robinson (April 18, 1942 – July 18, 2018) was a Canadian professional football player who played as a defensive back and placekicker for fifteen seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders from 1961 to 1975.
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Margene Adkins
Margene Adkins (born April 30, 1947) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints and New York Jets.
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Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes (French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec.
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Ottawa Rough Riders
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876.
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Pete Liske
Peter Adrian Liske (May 24, 1942 – February 12, 2022) was an American football quarterback, star quarterback with Calgary Stampeders in the late-60s and later a university athletics administrator.
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Russ Jackson
Russell Stanley Jackson (born July 28, 1936) is a former professional Canadian football player.
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Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan.
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Terry Evanshen
Terrence Anthony "Terry" Evanshen (born June 13, 1944) is a motivational speaker and former star receiver in the Canadian Football League.
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Toronto
Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), based in Toronto, Ontario.
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Vic Washington
Victor Arnold Washington (March 23, 1946 – December 31, 2008) was an American professional football player who was a running back and kick returner in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League (NFL).
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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See also
1968 in Canadian football
- 1968 CFL season
- 4th Vanier Cup
- 56th Grey Cup
1968 in Canadian television
- 1968 in Canadian television
- 56th Grey Cup
1968 in Toronto
- 1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs season
- 1968 Toronto Argonauts season
- 1968–69 Toronto Maple Leafs season
- 20th Canadian Film Awards
- 21st National Hockey League All-Star Game
- 4th Vanier Cup
- 56th Grey Cup
Calgary Stampeders
- 100th Grey Cup
- 102nd Grey Cup
- 104th Grey Cup
- 105th Grey Cup
- 106th Grey Cup
- 36th Grey Cup
- 37th Grey Cup
- 56th Grey Cup
- 58th Grey Cup
- 59th Grey Cup
- 79th Grey Cup
- 80th Grey Cup
- 83rd Grey Cup
- 86th Grey Cup
- 87th Grey Cup
- 89th Grey Cup
- 96th Grey Cup
- Battle of Alberta
- Calgary Sports and Entertainment
- Calgary Stampeders
- Calgary Stampeders seasons
- Canadian Football League Canada Day games
- Final 1983 CFL regular season game
- Ralph the Dog
November 1968 sports events in Canada
- 4th Vanier Cup
- 56th Grey Cup
Ottawa Rough Riders
- 13th Grey Cup
- 14th Grey Cup
- 1902 Dominion Championship
- 1905 Dominion Championship
- 1997 CFL dispersal draft
- 24th Grey Cup
- 27th Grey Cup
- 28th Grey Cup
- 29th Grey Cup
- 36th Grey Cup
- 39th Grey Cup
- 48th Grey Cup
- 54th Grey Cup
- 56th Grey Cup
- 57th Grey Cup
- 61st Grey Cup
- 64th Grey Cup
- 69th Grey Cup
- Marv Bevan
- Ottawa Football Clubs all-time records and statistics
- Ottawa Rough Riders
- Ottawa Rough Riders all-time records and statistics
- Ottawa Rough Riders seasons
- Patrick Burke (defensive back)
- TD Place Stadium
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/56th_Grey_Cup
Also known as 1968 Grey Cup.