#21 James Murphy had a career high 116 receptions (CFL record at the time) for 1746 yards in 1986.
#21 James Murphy suffered a significant injury in 1990. He failed his physical at his next training camp with the Blue Bombers.
James Murphy accumulated 9036 yards receiving as a Blue Bomber (1982-1990).
Murphy joined the Blue Bombers midway through the 1982 season. He played his first games in the 1982 playoffs.
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#21 Greg Kabat
#21 Old Hardrock In 1941 Kabat moved to Vancouver to help guide the Vancouver Grizzlies
'Old Hardrock' Greg Kabat played for Winnipeg 1933-1940
He played a number of positions earning an all-star selection at flying wing, guard & quarterback.
He also did some placekicking and punting.
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#22 Carver Shannon
#22 Carver Shannon 1959 - he was convert kicker for game 1. Jim Van Pelt was the FG kicker. 1960 - Shannon & Jauch split time at HB. For the first half of the season, Shannon did the kicking when he was in the lineup. Gerry James did the kicking when Jauch was in the lineup.
HB Carver Shannon played 3 seasons for the Blue Bombers (1959-1961).
He was also the opening day kicker each of those years.
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers 🍁 QB Taylor Elgersma spoke to the media today
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Now that Taylor Elgersma has officially signed with the Blue Bombers, here is a look at the last time Canadian QBs achieved some feats for the Blue & Gold
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers positional preview #2 | Defensive Backs
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#23 Jack Delveaux 23 days until 2026 CFL training camp
LB Jack Delveaux played 6 seasons for the Blue Bombers (1959-1964).
He also served as a part time punter
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#23 Roy Bennett 26 interceptions for 455 yards and 2 TDs He went to the NFL in 1988
CB Roy Bennett was a ball hawk. He intercepted 26 passes in his 3 seasons as a Blue Bomber (1985-1987)
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Canadian QB Taylor Elgersma signs with Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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Former Winnipeg Blue Bombers DT Doug Brown was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame yesterday
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#24 Ken Hailey
DHB Ken Hailey played 9 seasons for the Blue Bombers (1983-1991). He intercepted 27 passes and recorded 8 QB sacks. His tackle totals are incomplete because tackles were first scored by the CFL in 1987.
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#25 Ray Jauch 1960
#25 Ray Jauch 1960
'The toy bulldog' Ray Jauch played 2 seasons for the Blue Bombers (1960-1961)
He suffered a career ending injury in the 1961 Grey Cup
Jauch would return to the Blue Bombers in 1978 as the head coach
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#27 Jack Jacobs had a cannon for an arm. Early in his time with the Blue Bombers receivers struggled with the velocity of his passes. After the 1954 season Jacobs had surgery on his throwing arm. He chose retirement in August 1955 when it became apparent that his arm had not fully recovered yet. In 1956, Jacobs asked for and received his release from Winnipeg. Jacobs was the new coach of the London Lords (ORFU) and wanted the option to play as well. Jacobs did play in 1956 but chose to focus off the field in 1957 when he added GM to his duties. Jack Jacobs played a mid-season exhibition game for London and he tore his Achilles. In 1964 Jacobs returned to the field for the Toledo Tornadoes (UFL) as a punter & emergency backup QB. Jack Jacobs played one last exhibition game in 1966 so that he could retire as a Blue Bomber.
#27 QB Jack Jacobs pictured with #81 HB Tom Casey
QB/P Jack Jacobs played 5 seasons for the Blue Bombers (1950-1954)
He was the Bombers' first true passing QB
He retired in August 1955 to become an advance scout for the Blue Bombers
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers have brought in Lee Hull as the receivers coach
Hull played 3 seasons for the Bombers (1990-1992)
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Jeff Nicklin was a paratrooper in WWII. After training in the US, Nicklin started Canada's first parachute training unit at Camo Shilo. He was killed in action, shot dead by a German. Nicklin's parachute was caught in a tall tree and he got shot while attempting to cut himself free.
Although the Blue Bombers retired #28 in his honour, Jeff Nicklin did wear other numbers. #2, #26 & #58.
#58 Jeff Nicklin of Winnipeg Blue Bombers & #11 Wolfie Hughes of Calgary Bronks.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers don't retire numbers but they have removed a handful from circulation.
#28 has not been available to any player since 1987 when it was made unavailable in honour of Jeff Nicklin.
Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Nicklin died in action March 24, 1945.
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#29 Leo Lewis - 1965 Grey Cup
#29 Leo Lewis - 1961 Grey Cup #71 in background is Farrell Funston Lightning Bolt was the first helmet logo used by the Blue Bombers
#29 Leo Lewis - 1962 Grey Cup aka the Fog Bowl The was the first game the Blue Bombers used the W on their helmets
#29 Leo Lewis - 1964 action
HB Leo Lewis played 11 seasons for the Blue Bombers (1955, 1957-1966). He was injured in 1956
The Lincoln Locomotive had 8861 yards rushing, 4251 yards receiving & 5443 yards on KO returns
Lewis served as an emergency backup QB in 1959, 1961 & 1964
Kicker in 1961 & 1964
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AJ McCarron called Senator Tommy Tuberville to push for Taylor Elgersma UFL work visa
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#30 Darryl Sampson was a ratio buster
🇨🇦 DHB Darryl Sampson intercepted 21 passes in 10 seasons as a Blue Bomber (1986-1995)
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#31 Rick House When House returned to Winnipeg in 1989 Terry Cochrane was wearing #31 so House wore #16. When Cochrane was released after training camp in 1990, House quickly snapped up #31.
Rick House started and ended his CFL career as a Blue Bomber (1979-1984) & (1989-1991)
He registered 6266 yards receiving during that time
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#32 Fred Reid - August 21, 2009 Reid ran for 260 yards on 26 carries
Fred Reid accumulated 4451 yards rushing in 5 seasons with the Blue Bombers (2007-2011)
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#33 Michael Allen can thank teammate Rod Hill for the assist in achieving the CFL record for career fumble return TDs (5). Most of the TDs came after blocked punts by Hill. Michael Allen once blocked a punt in a playoff game. Rod Hill scored the TD on that play.
Safety Michael Allen played 4 seasons as a Blue Bomber (1988-1991)
During that time he set a #CFL record by scoring 5 TDs on fumble returns
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#34 Greg Battle He wore #56 in his rookie season
ILB Greg Battle played 9 seasons for the Blue Bombers (1987-1993, 1997-1998)
He recorded 3 consecutive seasons with 100+ tackles and won the Most Outstanding Defensive Player award in back to back seasons.
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