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2009 Celebrities*

Terry Evanshen (CFL Hall of Famer)

Terry Evanshen, a sure-handed wide receiver, split end and flanker, spent 14 seasons with Montreal, Calgary, Hamilton and Toronto, catching 600 passes for 9,697 yards and 80 TDs. He twice won the Schenley as the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian, earned All-Conference Allstar honours six times and All-Canadian selection once. Evanshen was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1984.

Herm Harrison (CFL Hall of Famer)

Herm Harrison was elected into the CFL Hall of Fame as a player on June 25, 1993. Harrison’s career spanned from 1964-1972 with the Calgary Stampeders and he was named the Western Conference Allstar Tight End six times, and All-Canadian three times. “Ham Hands” participated in three Grey Cups with the Stampeders, winning the last one in 1971.

Alondra Johnson (CFL Hall of Famer)

Alondra Johnson has been the heart and soul of the Calgary Stampeder’s defence over the past 13 years. He has been a Western Division Allstar 5 times, a Northern Division Allstar, an All-Canadian 3 times and Most Outstanding Defensive Player for the Western Division in 1998. He played in 6 Grey Cups winning 3 with the Stampeders. After the 2002 season he was named the winner of the coveted President’s Ring that goes annually to the Stampeder player voted by his teammates as their inspirational leader on and off the field.

Mike Maurer

Michael "Mike" Maurer (born November 6, 1975, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a professional Canadian football fullback with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League and a professional mixed martial artist.

Maurer served in the Canadian Forces from 1993 to 1994. He played junior football with the Regina Rams from 1994 to 1996 and was signed as a territorial exemption by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1997, appearing in 39 games over four seasons with the Roughriders before being released in August 2000. He signed with the BC Lions and won the 88th Grey Cup in 2000 and appeared in 17 games in 2001. He was selected by the Ottawa Renegades in their 2002 expansion draft and appeared in 44 games with the Renegades over the next three seasons. He signed with the Eskimos on May 15, 2005, and made his impact primarily on special teams. In the 93rd Grey Cup against the Montreal Alouettes, which the Eskimos won by a score of 38-35 in overtime, he caught 4 passes for 41 yards substituting for fullback Mathieu Bertrand and won the Dick Suderman Trophy as the Most Valuable Canadian in the Grey Cup. He retired from football in May 2008.

James Murphy (CFL Hall of Famer)

James Murphy was born on October 10, 1959 in Deland, Florida. He attended Utah State College where he established himself as the second leading receiver in U.S. college football in his senior year.

He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in 1981, but after being cut, joined the Kansas City Chiefs where he performed as their primary kickoff returner, averaging over 22 yards per kick.

In late 1982, James Murphy joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, where he played 8 seasons with the Club and established himself as the Bomber's all time leading receiver. The 1986 season proved to be Murphy's career year. He set two Club records (which still hold today) including 116 receptions for 1,746 yards and Most Yards Gained Receiving for 9036 yards. During 1988, James Murphy gained over 1,400 yards pass receiving and scored 10 touchdowns. On October 16, 1988 he set another Bomber record with 7 receptions for 229 yards and scoring 2 touchdowns.

"1990 was to be James last year as a starting receiver for the Bombers. He started the year at an outstanding pace, however, in the twelfth game of the season, Murphy suffered a career ending injury when he fractured his ankle." Murphy watched the Bombers great 1990 Grey Cup victory over the Edmonton Eskimos from the sideline but his contribution to the 1990 season did not go unnoticed.

Murphy was inducted to the Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2000.

Willie Pless (CFL Hall of Famer)

Willie Pless is the all-time leader in defensive tackles, an 11-time CFL Allstar, 9 time Western Allstar, 5 time winner of the Norm Fieldgate Trophy as Most Valuable Defensive Player - Western Division, and holds a record for winning the CFL's "Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award" five times. Pless was signed as a free agent by the Toronto Argonauts in 1986 and was traded to the BC Lions in 1990. He signed as a free agent with Edmonton in 1991 where he stayed until 1999, having many of his most memorable seasons with the Eskimos.

Bob Poley

Bob Poley played 15 seasons in the CFL. He is 21st on the CFL’s All-Time Games Played list with 236 and ranks 7th amongst games played by offensive lineman. Poley started his career with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1978. In May of 1985 he was traded to the Calgary Stampeders and was the Western Conference nominee for the Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award in 1987. Poley’s 183 games played as a Saskatchewan Roughrider ranks him 13th on the Riders’ All- Time Games Played list. Poley was a key member of the Riders’ special teams as a long snapper on both field goals and punts. Upon his return to the Roughriders from the Calgary Stampeders in 1988 he moved from center to guard on the offensive line. He started the final six games of the 1989 regular season at guard, as well as two playoff games and the 1989 Grey Cup game.

Willard Reaves

Willard Reaves was a star running back with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1983 to 1988. He was the CFL Player of the Year in 1984 and was also a 4 time CFL Allstar. At 6’ , 230lbs he also played in the NFL for at total of 5 years; 2 years with the Green Bay Packers, 2 years with the Washingston Redskins and 1 year with the Miami Dolphins. Reaves retired from the NFL in 1990 and moved back to Winnipeg where he is a Sergeant with the Manitoba Sheriff Service. Reaves held the record for many years when he scored 3 touchdowns in one game in the NFL Hall of Fame Game in Dayton Ohio in 1988.

Rocco Romano (CFL Hall of Famer)

Rocco Romano spent 10 seasons with the Calgary Stampeders. Calgary picked him out of Concordia University 5th overall in the 1987 draft. As a guard, Romano was a divisional All-Star from 1992-1996 and was a CFL All-Star guard in 1992, 1994, 1995 and 1996. He switched to tackle at the end of his career and was named to West and CFL All-Star teams in 1999. He played 14 postseason games and appeared in the 1992, 1995, 1998 and 1999 Grey Cup games with Calgary winning in 1992 and 1998. He was Calgary's outstanding offensive lineman in 1994, 1996 and 1999, earning laurels as West nominee in 1994 and 1996. He has been involved in Calgary community causes, including the recruitment of local businesses to purchase tickets that he distributed through Rocco's Kids.

Glen Scrivener

Glen played 12 yrs in the CFL for Saskatchewan, B.C. Edmonton, Winnipeg & Toronto. He was drafted in the 1st round with the 3rd pick overall by Saskatchewan in 1990. In '94 Glen won the Grey Cup as a member of the B.C. Lions all Canadian Defensive line defeating Baltimore in the 1st Canadian / U.S. Grey Cup game. Then in 1998 as a member of the Blue Bombers Glen was awarded the CFL's "Tom Pate - Man of the Year Award". This award is given out each year to 1 player in the CFL for his exceptional service to his team, league and community.

Pee Wee Smith

Pee Wee Smith played in the CFL with the Calgary Stampeders from 1990 to1997 as a wide reciever, punt returner and kick returner. At 6'-1" this colourful Stampeder was a perennial leader during his 7 years with the Stampeders. His biggest highlight was in 1991 when he caught a 67 yard catch from Danny Barrett that took the Stamps to the Grey Cup for the first time in 20 years. In 1992 Smith was instrumental in bringing a Grey Cup Championship to Calgary. During his post secondary years, Smith played for the University of Miami and Santa Monica Junior College where he is a member of their Hall of Fame.

* not all players listed play in every game

 

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